Great Olympians

Biographies - WEN

"Lisa Ann" Wen (San)

B. 1965-04-23, represented Chinese Taipei
Aquatics - Swimming

	1984	HP
Women's 200 m Freestyle	18th	2.56
Women's 400 m Freestyle	15th	10
Women's 800 m Freestyle	17th	4
Women's 200 m Butterfly	22nd	0.4
		16.96

Franz Wende

B. 1904-06-03, Freiheit and der Aupa, now called Svoboda nad Úpou, then in Austria, now in Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia; D. 1968 in (West-)Germany
Ski Jumping & Nordic Combined

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Ski Jumping	10th		150
Men's Nordic Combined		dnf	0.0015
			150.0015

He was a "Sudetendeutscher", a population which was expelled from Czechoslovakia after 1945. Although Czechoslovakia did not lose territory, it did lose part of its population to Germany. I therefore class this athlete as German.

Marcel Wendelin

B. 1939-06-14, Seebergen, Thür., Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:6th	0.364
		0.364

James Wendell

Olympic Competitor nr 6424

1912-07-11-09:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-11-16:15 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-12-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 110 m Hurdles, final - second (6000)

Reinhard Wendemuth

B. 1948-01-01, Braunschweig, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Rowing

	1972	1976	HP
Men's Eights	fifth	fourth	1300
			1300

Mike Wenden

B. 1949-11-17, Sydney, NSW, Australia
Swimming (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1968 1972 HP

100 m Free-style gold fifth 7400

200 m Free-style gold fourth 8000

4 x 100 m Free-style Relay bronze - 640

4 x 200 m Free-style Relay silver fifth 1250

4 x 100 m Medley Relay fourth 9th 440

17730

	1968	1972	HP
100 m Free-style	gold	fifth	7400
200 m Free-style	gold	fourth	8000
4 x 100 m Free-style Relay	bronze	-	640
4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	silver	fifth	1250
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	fourth	9th	440
			17730

Georg Wenderoth

represented Germany
Rugby (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	1640
		1640

Olympic Competitor nr 1676

1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - lost (1640)

Dieter Wendisch

B. 1953-05-09, Klipphausen, Sachsen, represented East Germany
Rowing (2 gold)

	1976	1980	HP
Men's Coxed Fours		gold	8000
Men's Eights	gold		8000
			8000

Ingrid Wendl

B. 1940-05-17, Wien, Austria (then part of Germany)
Figure Skating (1 bronze)

	1956	HP
Women's Singles	bronze	3840
		3840

Tobias Wendl

B. 1987-06-16, Aachen, N-W, Germany
Luge (6 gold)

	2014	2018	2022	HP
Doubles	gold	gold	gold	38400
Team	gold	gold	gold	9600
				48000

Together with Tobias Arlt.

Frank Wendling

B. 1897-08-25, Buffalo, NY, USA; D. 1966-08-30
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's Marathon	16th	9.6
		9.6

(Ulrich) Luke Wendon

B. 1926-04-17, represented Great Britain
Fencing

	1948	1952	HP
Men's Foil, Individual		QF:4th	0.845
Men's Foil, Team	(SF:3rd)	QF:3rd	150
Men's Sabre, Team		SF:3rd	205
			355.845

Alexander Wendrinsky

Olympic Competitor nr 2836

1906-04-25-15:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), round one - won (Q)
1906-04-25-16:00 - Wrestling - Greco-Roman - Lightweight (75 kg), quarterfinals - lost (1080)

Joachim Karl "Benny" Wendt

B. 1962-12-18, Spittal an der Drau, Austria
Fencing

	1984	1988	1992	1996	2000	HP
Foil, Individual	17th	18th	eighth	23rd	20th	723.722
Foil, Team	fourth		11th	fourth		905.025
						1628.747

Weng Kangqiang

B. 1959-05-04, represented China
Athletics - Track & Field

	1984	HP
Men's Decathlon	15th	15
		15

Christian Wenger

B. 1925-01-13, represented Switzerland
Cross-Country Skiing

	1956	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	18th	2.56
		2.56

Ulrich Wenger

B. 1944-05-28, represented Switzerland
Cross Country Skiing

	1972	HP
Men's 50 kilometres	14th	16
		16

Walter Wenger

from Steffisburg, represented Switzerland
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-57 kg)	12th	60
		60

Andreas Wengert

B. 1944-11-20 in Germany, represented Brazil
Sailing

	1976	HP
Three-person Keelboat (Soling)	10th	100
		100

Georges Wengler

B. 1918-11-14, Luxembourg, Luxembourg; D. 2004-05-10
Gymnastics

	1948	HP
Men's Individual All-Around	96th	-
Men's Team All-Around	(11th)	0
Men's Floor Exercise	98th	-
Men's Horse Vault	92nd	-
Men's Parallel Bars	108th	-
Men's Horizontal Bar	99th	-
Men's Rings	81st	0.00000000000016
Men's Pommeled Horse	83rd	0.000000000000264
		0.000000000000224

Friederike "Fritzi" Wenisch

competed after 1948 as

Fritzi Filz

B. 1907-08-27, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1981-07-22
Fencing

	1936	1948	1952	HP
Women's Foil, Individual	QF:5th	fifth	SF:7th	1534.635
				1534.635

Wenk János

B. 1894-04-24, Cadca, Slovakia, represented Hungary
Water Polo & Swimming

1912 1920 1924 HP

Men's Water Polo Rep1 fifth 924

Men's 100 m Backstroke dq 8.61

932.61

	1912	1920	1924	HP
Men's Water Polo	Rep1		fifth	924
Men's 100 m Backstroke	dq			8.61
				932.61

Olympic Competitor nr 6210

1912-07-09-12:25 - Swimming - Men's 100 m Backstroke, round one, heat two - DQ (8.61)
1912-07-09-13:35 - Waterpolo - semifinal, match one - lost (Qc)
1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - lost (500)

He competed in 1924 for Hungary and must be classed Hungarian as a consequence.

John Edward Wenk

B. 1938-10-04, Welwyn, England, Great Britain
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Men's 800 metres	QF:4th	14.5
		14.5

Karl Wenk

B. 1934-12-20, Lörrach, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany in 1968
Shooting

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle, Prone	7th		425.6
Small−Bore Rifle, Prone		13th	425.6
			425.6

Kenneth "Ken" Wenman

B. 1955-03-09, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:22nd	0.6
		0.6

Eric Valfrid Wennerberg

B. 1917-01-21, Landskrona, Sweden; D. 2001-05-15
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Two−Man	18th	3.2
		3.2

Charles Wennergren

Olympic Competitor nr 4992

1912-05-05-13:15 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round two - lost (65.94)
1912-05-06-13:30 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, covered courts, round one - lost (246)
1912-06-28-09:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round two - won (Q)
1912-06-29-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round three - won (Q)
1912-06-30-13:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, round two - won (Q)
1912-07-01-15:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, round four - lost (65.94)
1912-07-01-17:00 - Tennis - Men's Doubles, quarterfinal - lost (430.5)
1924 SI -3.24 DO 430.5 MD 1.47

Edvard Wennerholm

Olympic Competitor nr 6001

1912-07-08-14:00 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system - first (1600)

Donnalee Wennerstrom

B. 1960-06-30, Santa Monica, Cal., USA
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Women's 200 m Butterfly	10th	100
Women's 400 m Individual Medley	sixth	960
		1060

Gunnar Wennerström

Olympic Competitor nr 4317

1908-07-20-16:15 - Waterpolo - match two - lost (960)
1908-07-21-14:30 - Swimming - 1500 m Free-style, round one - second, 4th time (48)
1908-07-24-14:30 - Swimming - 4x200 m Free-style Relay, semifinals - third (120)

Stig Henrik Wennerström

B. 1943-03-31, Göteborg, Sweden
Sailing (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Three Person Keelboat (Soling)	silver	4000
		4000

Franz Wenninger

B. 1910-10-20, from Wien, represented Austria
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1936	HP
Men's Team	sixth	320
		320

William Percey "Bill" Wennington

B. 1963-04-26, Montréal, Québ., Canada
Basketball

	1984	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Eric Wennström

B. 1909-03-10, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1990-10-08
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	SF:3rd	408
		408

Heinrich Wenseler

Olympic Competitor nr 6322

1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - AC
1912-07-12-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 400 m, round one - third

Barbara Wenta-Wojciechowska

B. 1953-03-15, Tczew, Poland
Rowing

	1976	HP
Women's Eights	7th	200
		200

Fiona Wentges

B. 1958-02-03, represented Ireland
Equestrianism - Eventing

	1984	HP
Individual	29th	0.02
Team	9th	40
		40.02

Siegfried "Siggi" Wentz

B. 1960-03-07, Wendelstein, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Decathlon	bronze	3840
		3840

Carl Wentzel

B. 1895-12-05, from Hamburg, represented Germany
Sailing

	1928	HP
6 metres Class	9th	80
		80

Friedhelm Wentzke

B. 1935-09-13, Castrop-Rauxel, N-W, Germany
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Kayak Singles 4x500 metres Relay	gold		1600
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres		silver	2000
			3600

Stefan Wenz

B. 1957-02-15, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany, represented West Germany
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 400 m Freestyle	30th	0.01
Men's 1500 m Freestyle	23rd	0.256
		0.266

Andreas "Andi" Wenzel

B. 1958-03-18, München, Germany, represented Liechtenstein
Alpine Skiing (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Downhill	28th	20th			1.0256
Men's Super G				12th	40
Men's Giant Slalom	20th	silver	bronze	sixth	7921.1
Men's Slalom	10th	12th	dnf		140
					8102.1256

Hanni Wenzel

B. 1954-12-14, Straubing, Bayern, (then West-)Germay, represented Liechtenstein
Alpine Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

1976 1980 HP

Women's Downhill 11th silver 4064

Women's Giant Slalom 20th gold 6401

Women's Slalom bronze gold 8960

19425

Her achievements, and those of her brother Andreas (and of Paul Frommelt) make Liechtenstein the most successful Olympic Nation in history (per capita of course). see the table.
She was World Champion at Slalom in 1974, and World Cup Overall winner in 1978.

Hartmut Wenzel

B. 1947-02-23, Berlin, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2020-08-24
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	bronze	1920
		1920

He was actually from East Berlin and defected from East Germany in 1971.

Joan Evelyn Wenzel

B. 1953-11-24, Hamilton, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:22nd	0.4
		0.4

Kirsten Wenzel

B. 1961-02-27, Leipzig, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Osvaldo Wenzel

B. 1911-10-25, represented Chile
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Decathlon	15th	15
		15

Peter Wenzel (1)

B. 1943-09-19, represented Australia
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	68th	-9.26
Men's Giant Slalom	68th	-9.26
Men's Slalom	R1:49th	-10.16
		0.000000000528

Peter Wenzel (2)

B. 1952-04-15, Käbschütztal, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Weightlifting (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Petra Wenzel

B. 1961-11-20, Grabs, Switzerland, represented Liechtenstein
Alpine Skiing

	1980	1984	HP
Women's Downhill	23rd		0.256
Women's Giant Slalom	19th	19th	3.2
Women's Slalom	14th	dnf	16.00001
			19.45601

Ramona Wenzel

B. 1963-01-25, Stralsund, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Aquatics - Diving

	1980	HP
Women's Platform	fourth	1600
		1600

Wolfgang Wenzel

B. 1952-04-12, Ludwigslust, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Sailing

	1980	HP
Two Person Heavyweight Dinghy (Flying Dutchman)	fourth	2000
		2000

Joachim Wenzke

B. 1941-04-20, Spernberg, Brand., Germany, represented East Germany
Canoeing - Sprint Kayak

	1968	HP
Men's Kayak Fours 1000 metres	sixth	320
		320

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-03-18

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