Peter Utzschneider

Peter Utzschneider

Utzschneider (left) and Zimmerer at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born	6 March 1946 (1946-03-06) (age 71) Murnau am Staffelsee, Germany
Height	182 cm (6 ft 0 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Bobsleigh
Club	SV Ohlstadt
Medal record Representing  West Germany Olympic Games 1972 Sapporo Two-man 1972 Sapporo Four-man 1976 Innsbruck Four-man World Championships 1969 Lake Placid Four-man 1970 St. Moritz Two-man 1970 St. Moritz Four-man 1971 Cervinia Four-man 1973 Lake Placid Two-man 1973 Lake Placid Four-man 1974 St. Moritz Two-man 1974 St. Moritz Four-man 1975 Cervinia Four-man

Peter Utzschneider (born 6 March 1946) is a retired West German bobsledder who mostly competed as a brakeman together with Wolfgang Zimmerer. They competed at the 1968, 1972 and 1976 Winter Olympics and won three medals, with one gold (two-man in 1972), and two bronzes (four-man in 1972 and 1976).

Utzschneider and Zimmerer won nine medals at the FIBT World Championships, with four golds (two-man: 1973, 1974; four-man: 1969, 1973), three silvers (two-man: 1970, four-man: 1970, 1975), and two bronzes (four-man: 1971, 1973). They also collected 10 medals at the European championships, including five golds: in two-man in 1968, 1972, and 1973, and in the four-man in 1970 and 1973.