Great Olympians

Biographies - WEB

David A. Webb

B. 1943-04-21, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Pairs	7th	9th	700
			7000

Ernest James Webb

B. 1874-04-25, Great Britain; D. 1937-02-24
Athletics (3 silver)

1908 1912 HP

3500 m Walk silver 3000

10 km Walk silver 6000

10 mile Walk silver 3000

6000 6000 12000

	1908	1912	HP
3500 m Walk	silver		3000
10 km Walk		silver	6000
10 mile Walk	silver		3000
	6000	6000	12000

Olympic Competitor nr 3513

1908-07-14-11:20 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat two - first (Q)
1908-07-14-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, final - second (3000)
1908-07-16-10:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, round one, heat one - first (Q)
1908-07-17-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 mile Walk, final - second (3000)
1912-07-08-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-11-11:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 10 km Walk, final - second (6000)

Freddie N. Webb

B. 1942-11-24, Manila, the Philippines
Basketball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	13th	12.8
		12.8

Gillian "Gill" Webb

B. 1956-01-12, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	8th	192
		192

John Albert Webb

B. 1936-12-21, London, England, Great Britain
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	22nd	0.4
		0.4

John Thomas Hird Webb

B. 1930-03-25, from Johannesburg, represented South Africa; D. 2006-12-25
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	1Rep:3rd	3.9
		3.9

Kevyn Parke Webb

B. 1924-03-21, NSW, Australia; D. 1990-11-15
Rowing

	1960	HP
Men's Double Sculls	Rep:5th	8
		8

Norris Webb

B. 1945-10-29, Panamá, Panama
Basketball

	1968	HP
Men's Team	12th	20
		20

Peter James Webb

B. 1940-10-02, represented Great Britain
Rowing

	1964	HP
Men's Double Sculls	7th	500
		500

Russell Irving "Russ" Webb

B. 1945-06-01, Los Angeles, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Water Polo (1 bronze)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	fifth	bronze	1780
			1780

Sarah Kathleen Webb

B. 1977-01-13, Weybridge, England, Great Britain
Sailing (2 gold)

	2004	2008	HP
Women's Three Person Keelboat (Yngling)	gold	gold	12800
			12800

When Shirley Robertson took off to have twins in 2005 and '06, her golden teammates in the Yngling decided not to wait for her. They replaced her for Beijing and won a second gold.

Ellsworth "Spider" Webb

B. 1931-11-20, Tulsa, Okl., USA
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)	R1	2.241
		2.241

Violet Webb

B. 1915-02-03, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1999-05-27
Athletics (1 bronze)

	1932	1936	HP
Women's 80 metres Hurdles	fifth	SF:5th	1695
Women's 4x100 metres Relay	bronze		640
			2335

Wally Webb

Olympic Competitor nr 4851

1908-10-27-14:15? - Boxing - Bantamweight (-52.6 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-10-27-18:45? - Boxing - Bantamweight (-52.6 kg), semifinal - lost (2880)

W.G. Webb

represented Great Britain
Art Competitions

	1948	HP
Sculpture - unknown event	ac	1.706
		1.706

William Webb

Olympic Competitor nr 4358

1908-07-21-11:30 - Diving - Platform, plain (5 & 10m), round one, pool three - fourth (2.334)

George Webber

B. 1895, Ipswich, England, Great Britain
Athletics (1 silver)

	1924	HP
Men's 3000 m Team	silver	1000
		1000

Harry William Webber

B. 1936-04-21, Pietermaritzburg, South Africa; D. 2013-12-03
Weightlifting

	1960	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	17th	6
		6

Weber

represented France
Fencing

	1900	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:ac	-4.48
		0.000048

Olympic Competitor nr 652

1900-06-06-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, Individual, round one, pool 16 - AC (-4.48)

Adolph Weber

B. 1875-02-17, Germany

Olympic Competitor nr 1708

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - 17th (0.75)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 44th - Individual combined - 19th (1.2)

Albert Weber

Olympic Competitor nr 5198

1912-06-29-15:00 - Football - round one - lost (54)

Andreas Weber

B. 1953-04-03, Darmstadt, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	28th	0.0256
Men's 200 m Individual Medley	19th	1.6
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	11th	16
		17.6256

Cornelis Weber

B. 1899-12-07, Banda Aceh, Sumatra, Dutch East Indies, represented the Netherlands; D. 1995-05-28
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:7th	0.071
Men's Épée, Team	R2:3rd	22.75
		22.821

There were three competitors called Weber in the 1936 Épée, from three different countries: Cornelis (NED), Frederick (USA) and Rudolf (AUT).

Ernest Weber

B. 1908-02-29, in Germany, lived in New York, naturalized in July 1948, represented the USA; D. 1950-05-13
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	R1:dq	1.6
		1.6

François Weber

B. 1898-02-21, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 1961-01-27
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Franz Weber

Olympic Competitor nr 5322

1912-07-01-11:00 - Football - consolation round - won (Qc)
1912-07-03-19:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - won (320)

Franz-Josef Weber

B. 1952-03-14, Lohnsburg, Austria
Biathlon

	1976	1980	HP
Men's 10 kilometres		11th	64
Men's 20 kilometres	37th		-3.50
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	15th	sixth	162.5
			226.5005

Frederick Regenia Weber

B. 1905-12-01, Kalamazoo, Mich., USA; D. 1994-02-17
Fencing & Modern Pentathlon

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	QF:9th	0.0018
Men's Modern Pentathlon	9th	240
		240.0018

There were three competitors called Weber in the 1936 Épée, from three different countries: Cornelis (NED), Frederick (USA) and Rudolf (AUT).

Gerd Weber

B. 1956-05-31, Dresden, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	(gold)	287
		287

Gottlieb Weber

B. 1910-07-26, Uster, Switzerland; D. 1996-11-04
Road Cycling (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	16th	8
Men's Road Race, Team	(silver)	-
		8

Harry Weber

Olympic Competitor nr 2199

1904-09-17-10:00? - Golf - men, team - third (480)
1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 16th (Q)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, round one - lost (0.638)

Heinrich "Heini" Weber

B. 1923-11-02, Neumarkt in der Oberpfalz, Bay., Germany; D. 2010-04-27
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1952	HP
FR Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fifth	1500
GR Men's Flyweight (-52 kg)	fourth	2400
		3900

Heinrich Weber

B. 1900-06-21, Altena, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germnay; D. 1977-01-22
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Henry Weber

Olympic Competitor nr 2960

1906-04-25-18:30 - Athletics - 5 miles - AC (48.02)

Horst Weber

B. 1939-08-20, from Bayreuth, Bay., represented Germany; D. 2002
Aquatics - Swimming

	1956	HP
Men's 200 metres Butterfly	QU:2nd	96
		96

Jean-Pierre Weber

B. 1899-12-31, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1967-03-15
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

Jaap Weber

B. 1901-08-04, Rotterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1979-09-30
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	R1	26.38
		26.38

Judith "Jutta" Weber

B. 1954-06-28, Hamm, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 100 m Freestyle	9th	8th	416
Women's 200 m Freestyle	12th	21st	40.64
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	bronze	8th	704
Women's 4x100 m Medley Relay	(bronze)		64
			1224.64

Kim Christian Weber

B. 1945-10-21, Helsinki, Finland
Sailing

	1972	HP
One Person Dinghy (Finn)	sixth	960
		960

LaRue Weber

Olympic Competitor nr 1871

1904-07-11-12:00? - Basketball - Match 3 - lost (*)
1904-07-11-15:00? - Basketball - Match 6 - lost (*)
1904-07-11-18:00? - Basketball - Match 9 - won (*) - Final Rankings - fourth (600)

(*) team roster not certainly known)

Marianne Weber

B. 1956-01-22, Esslingen am Neckar, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Eights	fifth	500
		500

Marion Weber

B. 1959-05-19, Chemnitz (then Karl-Marx-Stadt), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Figure Skating

	1976	HP
Women's Individual	11th	96
		96

Max Weber

B. 1922-01-24, Laucha an der Unstrut, S-A, Germany; D. 2007-08-29
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 50 kilometres Walk	13th	25.6
		25.6

René Weber

B. 1933-05-20, Zürich, Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 400 metres	R1:4th	0.0075
Men's 4x400 metres Relay	sixth	160
		160.0075

Rolf U. Weber

B. 1934-09-22, Bern, Switzerland
Modern Pentathlon

	1960	HP
Men's Individual	49th	-5.20
Men's Team	11th	16
		16.000002

Rudolf Weber

B. 1903-04-04, from Graz, represented Austria
Fencing

	1936	HP
Men's Épée, Individual	R1:9th	0.0000000011
Men's Épée, Team	R1:3rd	0.936
		0.9360000011

There were three competitors called Weber in the 1936 Épée, from three different countries: Cornelis (NED), Frederick (USA) and Rudolf (AUT).

Peter Weber

B. 1938-12-22, Finsterwalde, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany in 1968
Artistic Gymnastics (2 bronze)

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Individual combined	21st	26th	0.704
Men's Team combined	bronze	bronze	1280
			1280.704

Sybilla Mittell Weber

B. 1892-03-31, New York, NY, USA; D. 1957-07-31
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	HP
Painting	9 entries	ac	23.398
			23.398

Werner Weber

B. 1939-02-17, Basel, Switzerland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	Rep:4th	1.3
		1.3

Wilhelm Weber

B. 1880; D. 1963-04-08 in Tornow am Teupitzer See, Brandenburg, Germany

Olympic Competitor nr 1695

1904-07-01-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual gymnastics - third (480)
1904-07-02-10:00? - Gymnastics - Turnverein - Individual athletics - 21st (0.12) - Individual combined - second (3000)
1906-04-22-17:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day one
1906-04-23-15:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, day two - fifth (187.5)
1906-04-25-15:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day one
1906-04-26-16:00 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (5 events), day two - seventh (300)
1906-04-26-16:30 - Gymnastics - Individual combined (6 events) - sixth (480)
1908-07-14-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day one
1908-07-15-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Individual combined (7 events), day two - AC

Wolfgang Webner

B. 1937-04-23, Breslau (now Wrocław in Poland), represented East Germany; D. 2020
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	fourth	silver	2800
			2800

Alan John Webster

B. 1941-08-18, Te Puke, New Zealand
Rowing

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Eights	11th	fourth	832
			832

Albert Webster

B. 1925-05-25, from Sutton-in-Ashfield, England, represented Great Britain; D. 2010-06-20
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's 800 metres	fifth	1000
		1000

Alexander Grant Webster

B. 1933-12-12, Johannesburg, South Africa; D. 1994-11-08
Boxing

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Light-Welterweight (-63.5 kg)	QF		962.4
Men's Light-Middleweight (-71 kg)		R1	962.4
			962.4

Robert David "Bob" Webster

B. 1938-10-25, Berkeley, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Diving (2 gold)

1960 1964 HP

Men's Platform gold gold 12800

12800

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Platform	gold	gold	12800
			12800

Frederick Richard "Dick" Webster

B. 1914-12-31, St. Albans, England, Great Britain; D. 2009-09-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	1948	HP
Men's Pole Vault	sixth	QU:17th	966
			966

Eddie Webster

B. 1902-06-15, Rowley Regis, England, Great Britain; D. 1945-08-22
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 10000 m	dnf	0.004
Men's Cross-Country	dnf	0.00032
Men's Cross-Country, team	dnf	-
		0.00432

Fred Webster

B. 1908-06-19, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1971
Boxing

	1928	HP
Men's Lightweight (-61.2 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

George Webster

B. 1885-07-31, Halifax, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1912	1920	HP
100 m Backstroke	SF:6th	SF:4th	588
			588

Olympic Competitor nr 6209

1912-07-09-12:25 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat two - second (Q)
1912-07-10-19:00 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, semifinal - sixth (96)

Harold Webster

B. 1895-01-18, Newhall, Great Britain, lived in Hamilton, represented Canada; D. 1958-11
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Marathon	dnf	0.000000096
		0.000000096

John Wilfred "Jack" Webster

B. 1917, from Melbourne, represented Australia; D. 2005-02-06
Rowing

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	Rep:2nd	10.88
		10.88

James Webster

Olympic Competitor nr 4431

1908-07-22-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Featherweight (-60.3 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-22-13:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Featherweight (-60.3 kg), quarterfinals - lost (574)

Norman Webster

B. 1896-05-20, Unionville, Ont., Canada
Cycling - Track & Cycling - Road

	1920	HP
Men's Sprint	Rep:4th	0.546
Men's Team Pursuit	QF	430.5
Men's 50 km	dnf	0.0096
Men's Road Race	dnf	0.000008
Men's Road Race, Team	dnf	-
		431.054608

Thomas Webster

B. 1909-12-25, Los Angeles, Cal., USA; D. 1981-01-31
Sailing (1 gold)

	1932	HP
Eight metres Class	gold	3200
		3200

A member of Pierpont Davis' crew, who finished second in the US Olympic trials, but was allowed to sail on the winning yaght in the Olympics.

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2022-11-20

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