Career Peak and Olympics
He swept the 1962 Chamonix Championships, and was named the "Skier of the Year" in 1963 by European journalists.
For the 1964 Olympics, the "dashing" and "handsome" Zimmermann was heavily favored to win. However, the course was quite difficult (nicknamed the "Course of Fear"), but he still managed to win by only .74 seconds. Despite not sweeping the events, he appeared on the cover of Sports Illustrated magazine.
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