Great Olympians

Biographies - WEL

Majvor Maria Catherina Welander

B. 1950-02-15, Täby, Sweden; D. 2016-01
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	R1:24th	0.16
		0.16

Georges Welbes

B. 1944-06-11, Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Aquatics - Swimming

	1964	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:52nd	-6.40
		0.0000004

Jerome Lowell "Jerry" Welbourn

B. 1932-01-07, Dayton, Obio, USA
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 m	Rep:4th	2.16
		2.16

Priscilla June Welch

B. 1944-11-22, Bedford, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Women's Marathon	sixth	960
		960

Kevin Welch-Kennedy

B. 1952-12-13, represented Great Britain
Weightlifting

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	9th		336
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)		11th	336
			336

John Russell Welchli

B. 1929-03-06, Detroit, Mich., USA; D. 2018-03-23
Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	silver	3000
		3000

Caius Welcker

Olympic Competitor nr 4756

1908-10-22-13:00 - Football - semifinal - lost (Qb)
1908-10-23-15:00 - Football - bronze medal match - won (960)

Theresa Weld-Blanchard

B. 1893-08-21, Brookline, Mass., USA; D. 1978-03-12
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
Women's Individual	bronze	fourth	10th	6390
Mixed Pairs	fourth	sixth	9th	3000
				9390

Olympic Competitor nr 7015

1920-04-24-14:00 - Figure Skating - Women, compulsory figures
1920-04-24-22:00 - Figure Skating - Women, free skating - third (3840)
1920-04-26-21:00 - Figure Skating - Pairs - fourth (2000)

Francis William Charles "Frank" Weldon

B. 1913-08-02, Bombay (now Mumbai), (British) India, represented Great Britain; D. 1993-09-21
Equestrianism - Eventing (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1956	1960	HP
Eventing, Individual	bronze	25th	3200.125
Eventing, Team	gold	fourth	2000
			5200.125

Pierre "Polo" Welfring

B. 1926-04-10, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1993-01-28
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	77th	-
Men's Team All-Around	11th	16
Men's Floor Exercise	71st	-
Men's Horse Vault	32nd	0.001
Men's Parallel Bars	99th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	61st	-
Men's Rings	81st	-
Men's Pommeled Horse	91st	-
		16.001

Willem Jacobus "Willie" Welgemoed

B. 1925-09-30, Bloemfontein, South Africa; D. 1992-07-11
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	HP
Men's Springboard	22nd	0.4
		0.4

Florian Wellbrock

B. 1997-08-19, Bremen, Germany
Open Water Swimming & Swimming (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's 800m Freestyle		fourth	12th	1640
Men's 1500m Freestyle	32nd	bronze		2560.004
Men's 10km		gold	eighth	9984
				14184.004/13760.004

Cornelis Wellens

B. 1905-07-14, represented Belgium
Hockey

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Men's Team	fourth		7th	936
				936

Leo Wellens

B. 1959-03-14, Hasselt, Belgium
Cycling - Road

	1980	HP
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	16th	4.8
		4.8

Annegret Weller-Schneider

B. 1930-07-11, Santiago, Chile
Athletics

	1948	HP
Women's 200 m	R1:dnf	0.0038
Women's 4x100 m Relay	R1:3rd	68
		68.0038

David Weller

B. 1957-02-11, Portmore, Jamaica
Cycling - Track (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	HP
Men's 1000 m Time Trial	11th	bronze	sixth	4896
				4896

Guillermo Weller

B. 1913-05-04, Stuttgart, Germany, represented Argentina; D. 1999-06-04
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	1960	HP
Men's 50km Walk	dnf		dnf	0.00656
				0.00656

René Theo Weller

B. 1953-11-21, Pforzheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Boxing

	1976	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Basil William Wellicome

B. 1926-12-28, Reigate, England, Great Britain; D. 2016-01-28
Bobsleigh

	1948	HP
Men's Two	dnf	8
		8

Andreas Wellinger

B.1995-08-28, Traunstein, Bayern, Germany
Ski Jumping (2 gold, 1 silver)

	2014	2018	HP
Normal Hill	sixth	gold	7040
Large Hill	45th	silver	4000
Large Hill - Team	gold	silver	2600
			13640

Margaret Olive Wellington

B. 1926-12-23, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2015-03-10
Aquatics - Swimming

	1948	HP
Women's 100 metres Freestyle	R1:18th	2.56
Women's 400 metres Freestyle	SF:11th	64
Women's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	fourth	400
		466.56

Adolpho Wellisch

B. São Paulo, Brazil
Aquatics - Diving

	1920	HP
Springboard (1 & 3m)	SF:4th	328
Platform, plain (5 & 10m)	8th	256
Platform, fancy (5 & 10m)	7th	400
		984

Allan Kenny Wellman

B. 1954-05-26, represented Guatemala
Football

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Team	R1:4th			R1:4th	46.21
					46.21

Kenneth Austin "Ken" Wellman

B. 1930-06-02, Melbourne, Vict., Australia; D. 2013-03-21
Ice Hockey

	1960	HP
Men's Team	9th	80
		80

Arthur Wellmann

B. 1885-07-07, Magdeburg, Sachsen-Anhalt, Germany
Art Competitions

	1928	1932	HP
Painting, Graphic Arts	AC		113.9
Painting, unknown event		3 works	6.558
			120.458

Dieter Wellmann

B. 1942-12-07, Reghin, Romania, represented Germany in 1964 and West Germany in 1968 and 1972
Fencing

	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		BarR2		1.659
Men's Foil, Team	fifth	sixth	fifth	726
Men's Sabre, Individual	7th/8th			410
Men's Sabre, Team	sixth		QF	242
				1379.659

Paul-Heinz Wellmann

B. 1952-03-31, Haiger, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 800 metres		R1:22nd	0.4
Men's 1500 metres	7th	bronze	2960
			2960.4

Allan Wipper Wells

B. 1952-05-03, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain
Track & Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1980	1984	HP
Men's 100 metres	gold	SF:8th	6408.2
Men's 200 metres	silver		4000
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fourth	7th	500
			10908.2

Algernon Wells

Olympic Competitor nr 6318

1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - third
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - second (Q) (two out of two)
1912-07-12-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, semifinals - DNF (0.036)

William Robert "Billy" Wells

B. 1936-09-07, London, England, Great Britain
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+81 kg)	R16	79.13
		79.13

Robert "Bobby" Wells

B. 1961-05-15, London, England, Great Britain
Boxing (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Super-Heavyweight (+91 kg)	bronze	3120
		3120

Deborah "Debbie" Wells

B. 1961-05-29, represented Australia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:5th	QF:21st	2.93
Women's 200 metres	QF:5th		2.29
Women's 4x100 m Relay	fifth		250
			255.22

Earle Leonard Wells

B. 1933-10-27, Auckland, New Zealand
Sailing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Two−Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	gold	8000
		8000

Henry Wells

Olympic Competitor nr 6825

1912-07-17-13:20 - Rowing - Eights, round one - first (Q)
1912-07-18-16:20 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - first (Q)
1912-07-19-12:00 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal - first (Q)
1912-07-19-18:00 - Rowing - Eights, final - first (3200)

Herb Wells

B. 1901-05-04, Brocton, Mass., USA; D. 1978-11
Football

	1924	HP
Men's Football	R2	26.38
		26.38

John Norman "Jack" Wells

B. 1926-10-03, Bloemfontein, South Africa; D. 2010-04-02
Gymnastics

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	169th	53rd	0.00000026
Men's Floor Exercise	166th	54th	0.00000004
Men's Horse Vault	79th	59th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	173rd	58th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	166th	52nd	0.0000001
Men's Rings	147th	53rd	0.000000064
Men's Pommeled Horse	168th	48th	0.00000064
			0.000001104

Janet Wells

B. 1957-05-31, represented New Zealand
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Giant Slalom	41st	-4.64
		0.000064

Joseph "Joey" Wells

B. 1965-12-22, represented the Bahamas
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Long Jump	sixth	960
		960

John Wells

B. 1859, Mississippi, USA; D. 1929-04-18
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Double Sculls	bronze	2400
		2400

Olympic Competitor nr 1895

1904-07-30-16:50 - Rowing - Double Sculls - third (2400)

Mark Ronald Wells

B. 1957-09-18, St. Clair Shores, Mich., USA
Ice Hockey (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Matt Wells

Olympic Competitor nr 4836

1908-10-27-11:30? - Boxing - Lightweight (-63.5 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-10-27-17:00? - Boxing - Lightweight (-63.5 kg), round two - lost (1215)

Peter Wells

B. 1929-05-23, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2018-01-05
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	1956	HP
Men's High Jump	11th	16th	105.6
			105.6

He competed for England at the 1950 Empire Games in Auckland, and decided to stay in New Zealand. He returned to Britain in order to qualify for the 1952 Olympics, then represented his adopted country at the 1954 Empire and Commonwealth Games. He is listed as representing Great Britain in 1956, though.

Wayne Wells

B. 1946-09-229, Abilene, Texas, USA
Freestyle Wrestling (1 gold)

	1968	1972	HP
Lightweight (-70 kg)	fourth		12000
Welterweight (-78 kg)		gold	12000
			12000

Daniel Zygmunt Wełna

B. 1955-12-03, Bydgoszcz, Poland
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 metres	SF:4th		51
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres		fourth	800
			851

Tom Petter Andreas Wiel Welo

B. 1947-09-23, Oslo, Norway
Rowing

	1972	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	9th	120
		120

Christian Ansgar Welp

B. 1964-01-02, Delmenhorst, NS, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2015-03-01
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(eighth)	128
		128

William Rupert Welply

B. 1912-12-25, London, England, Great Britain; D. 1970-06-24
Sailing

	1936	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	fourth	2000
		2000

Henry Welsford

B. 1900-06-14, Pittston, Penn., USA; D. 1974-04
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

Sam Welsford

B. 1996-01-19, Perth, WA, Australia
Track Cycling

	2016	2021	2024	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	silver	bronze	gold	12150
Men's Omnium		11th		96
				12246

Charmain Isobel Welsh

B. 1937-05-17, Easington, England, Great Britain
Aquatics - Diving

	1952	1956	HP
Women's Springboard	fifth	14th	1016
Women's Platform		12th	40
			1056

Ian William Welsh

B. 1933-03-10, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Rowing

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	Rep:3rd	50
		50

James Carter Welsh

B. 1931-05-08, Harvey, Ill., USA
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Coxless Fours	2Rep:3rd	81
		81

(Robert) Peter Welsh

B. 1943-07-16, Dunedin, New Zealand
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	R1:6th	6.48
		6.48

Robin Welsh

B. 1869-10-20, Edinburgh, Scotland, Great Britain; D. 1934-10-21
Curling (1 gold)

	1924	HP
Men's Teams	gold	4800
		4800

Thomas Douglas Welsh

B. 1933-04-20, from Galashiels, Scotland, represented Great Britain
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Men's 100 metres Freestyle	SF:22nd	0.4
Men's 4x200m Freestyle Relay	sixth	160
		160.4

William P. Welsh

B. 1889, Lexington, Kent., USA; D. 1984-03-09
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - Applied Arts	AC	3.724
		3.724

Willi Welscher

B. 1906-08-01, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1987-02-20
Athletics

	1932	1936	HP
Men's 110 metres Hurdles	FI:dq	R1:4th	961.014
			961.014

Erich Welt

B. 1928-01-14, represented Austria
Cycling - Track

	1948	HP
Men's Sprint	R2	79.13
Men's Tandem	R1	162.5
		241.63

Willi Welt

B. 1926-08-19, represented Austria
Gymnastics

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	123rd	95th	-
Men's Team All-Around	(9th)	11th	16
Men's Floor Exercise		125th	-
Men's Horse Vault		40th	-
Men's Parallel Bars	122nd	40th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar		137th	-
Men's Rings		137th	-
Men's Pommeled Horse		87th	-
			16.00005

Lidewij Welten

B. 1990-07-16, Eindhoven, the Netherlands
Hockey (3 gold, 1 silver)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Women's Team	gold	gold	silver	gold	23200
					23200

Alexander "Alex" Welter

B. 1953-06-30, São Paulo, Brazil
Sailing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Two Person Multihull (Tornado)	gold	8000
		8000

Jan Welter

B. 1895-02-27, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1960-06-19
Weightlifting

	1920	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-82.5 kg)	7th	600
		600

Jean Welter

B. 1901-05-02, Esch-sur-Alzette, Luxembourg; D. 1977-03-23
Boxing

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Light-Heavyweight (-79.4 kg)	R2	R2	158.26
			158.26

Jean "Jeannot" Welter, Jr.

B. 1928-03-15, Ottange, France, represented Luxembourg; D. 1998-12-22
Boxing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Middleweight (-73 kg)	R2		80.383
Men's Welterweight (-67 kg)		R1	80.383
			80.383

His father had competed at Light-Heavyweight, and he did first in Middleweight, but in 1952, a Jean Welter finally competed at Welterweight.

Albert Welti

B. 1894-10-11, Zürich, Switzerland; D. 1965-12-05
Art Competitions

	1924	HP
Painting	AC	63.04
		63.04

Alton Welton

Olympic Competitor nr 4541

1908-07-24-14:33 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - fourth (1800)

Johannes Weltzer

B. 1900-02-04, Vester Hassing, Denmark; D. 1951-09-03
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1928	HP
Literature, Lyric Works	bronze	2560
		2560

Emil Welz

Olympic Competitor nr 3749

1908-07-15-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, freestyle, pool five - AC (8.528)
1908-07-16-11:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool six - 11th (48)
1912-07-12-11:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group four - 24th (0.16)
1912 DT 0.16

Joseph Welzenbacher

B. in München, Bay., Germany
Cycling - Track

	1896	HP
Men's 100 km	7th-9th	272
Men's 12 hours	dnf	910
		1182

Olympic Competitor nr 107

1896-04-08-13:00 - Cycling Track - 100 km - AC (272)
1896-04-13-07:20 - Cycling Track - 12 hours - DNF (910)

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-02-14

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	1988	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Men's Heavyweight II (-110 kg)	bronze	gold				31807.5
Men's Super−Heavyweight (+108 kg)			silver
Men's Super−Heavyweight (+105 kg)				silver	dnf
						31807.5