{{Short description|American fencer (born 1981)}} {{Use mdy dates|date=September 2019}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Iris Zimmermann | birth_name = | fullname = | nationality = | residence = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|1|6}} | birth_place = Rochester, New York, United States | death_date = | death_place = | height = | weight = | country = | sport = Fencing | event = | collegeteam = Stanford University | club = Rochester Fencing Club | team = | turnedpro = | coach = | retired = | coaching = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalCountry|{{flagu|United States}}}} {{MedalCompetition|World Fencing Championships}} {{MedalBronze|1999 Seoul|Team foil}} {{MedalBronze|2001 Nîmes|Team foil}} {{MedalCompetition|Summer Universiade}} {{MedalSilver|1999 Palma de Mallorca|Team foil}} {{MedalCompetition|Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze|1999 Winnipeg|Team foil}} }}

'''Iris Tien Zimmermann''' (born January 6, 1981) is an American fencer. She competed in the women's individual and team foil events at the 2000 Summer Olympics,<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/iris-zimmermann-1.html |title=Iris Zimmermann Olympic Results |accessdate=March 17, 2012 |work=sports-reference.com |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20120130125619/http://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/zi/iris-zimmermann-1.html |archivedate=January 30, 2012 }}</ref> and won a bronze medal at the 1999 World Fencing Championships. She has also been on the Stanford University fencing team.

Her sister is Felicia Zimmermann, an Olympic fencer for the United States in 1996 and 2000. In 2009, the sisters purchased the Rochester Fencing Club<ref name="IrisZimmerman1">{{cite web|url=http://rocnow.com/article/business/2009909270331|title=Zimmerman Sisters Buy Rochester Fencing Club|accessdate=November 1, 2010|publisher=democratandchronicle.com}}</ref> in Rochester, New York.

==See also==

*List of NCAA fencing champions *List of USFA Division I National Champions *List of USFA Hall of Fame members

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