Great Olympians

Biographies - WER

Joseph Werbrouck

Olympic Competitor nr 3484

1908-07-14-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one, heat one - third, repeched (QR)
1908-07-14-16:00 - Cycling - Track - Sprint (660 yds), round one - second (0.510)
1908-07-14-17:30 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, final - third (1920)

Ulla Werbrouck

B. 1972-01-24, Roeselare, Belgium
Judo (1 gold)

	1992	1996	2000	HP
Women's Half Heavyweight (-72 kg)	R2	gold		10966.5
Women's Middleweight (-70 kg)			fifth	10966.5
				10966.5

Per Werenskiold

B. 1944-03-26, Bærum, Norway
Sailing

	1968	1972	HP
One−Person Dinghy (Finn)	21st	25th	0.95
			0.95

In 1968, He was replaced in races five and seven (of seven) by Kai Georg Wiese.

Abdulwahab Werfeli

represented Libya
Aquatics - Swimming

	1980	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle	36th	-3.64
		0.00064

Walter Werginz

B. 1913-02-18, from Klagenfurt, represented Austria; D. 1944-03-21
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

John Roland "Johnny" Werket

B. 1924-10-08, Saint Paul, Minn., USA; D. 2010-06-04
Speed Skating

	1948	1952	1956	HP
Men's 500 metres		11th	11th	128
Men's 1500 metres	sixth	12th	25th	680.1
Men's 10000 metres	11th	dnf		64.01
				872.11

Albert Karl Werkmüller

B. 1879-12-31, Berlin, Germany
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 200 metres	R1:4th	328
		328

Olympic Competitor nr 1043

1900-07-22-14:00? - Athletics Track - 200 m, semi-finals - fourth (328)

Werkner Lajos

Olympic Competitor nr 4204

1908-07-18-17:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-20-11:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round two - first (Q)
1908-07-22-10:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - won (Q)
1908-07-23-10:30 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - second (Q)
1908-07-23-14:45 - Fencing - Sabre, team, final - won (1200)
1908-07-24-14:45 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, final - sixth (600)
1912-07-14-18:45? - Fencing - Sabre, team, semifinals, match eleven - won - qualified
1912-07-15-14:00? - Fencing - Sabre, team, final match six - won - first (1600)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - second (Q)
1912-07-17-12:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
1912-07-18-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, semifinals - first (Q)
1912-07-18-14:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, final - seventh (500)

Rudolf Werlich

B. 1910-10-04, from Oberhof, represented Germany
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Four	dnf	1.92
		1.92

Georges Werll

represented Belgium
Boxing

	1920	HP
Welterweight (-66.7 kg)	R2	79.13
		79.13

Adolf Werner

Olympic Competitor nr 5360

1912-07-01-17:00 - Football - consolation round - won (Qc)
1912-07-03-15:00 - Football - consolation semifinal - lost (164)

Wallace Jerold "Buddy" Werner

B. 1936-02-26, Steamboat Springs, Col., USA; D. 1964-04-12
Alpine Skiing

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	11th		17th	68
Men's Giant Slalom	21st		dnf	0.64
Men's Slalom	dnf		8th	256
				324.64

Emil Werner

B. 1891, represented Czechoslovakia
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Rapid-Fire Pistol	37th	0.0006
Men's Small-Bore Rifle	52nd	0.0000006
		0.0006006

Georg Werner

B. 1904-04-08, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 2002-08-26
Swimming (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's 100 m Free-style	R1:3rd	6.4
Men's 4 x 200 m Free-style Relay	bronze	640
		646.4

Gerhard Werner

B. 1947-03-04, Oldenburg, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Modern Pentathlon

	1976	HP
Men's Individual	30th	0.0125
Men's Team	11th	16
		16.0125

Gladys Maxine Werner

B. 1933-12-22, Steamboat Springs, Col., USA; D. 2001-07-20
Alpine Skiing

	1956	HP
Women's Downhill	10th	100
Women's Giant Slalom	22nd	0.4
Women's Slalom	27th	0.04
		100.44

Grethe Irene Werner

B. 1928-05-28, Oslo, Norway; D. 2014-10-3
Gymnastics

	1952	HP
Women's Individual All-Around	114th	-18.16
Women's Floor Exercise	82nd	-12.10
Women's Horse Vault	74th	-11.40
Women's Uneven Bars	116th	-
Women's Balance Beam	129th	-
		-11.41

Gunnar Arvid August Werner

B. 1915-05-14, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1993-02-03
Aquatics - Swimming

	1936	HP
Men's 4x200 metres Freestyle Relay	8th	64
		64

Hans Werner

Olympic Competitor nr 6275

1912-07-10-09:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, Free system - fourth (400)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Gymnastics - Team combined, European system - fifth (250)

Helge Werner

Olympic Competitor nr 6585

1912-07-14-08:30 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one, match two - lost - abandoned (27)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fifth

Jan Werner

B. 1946-07-25, Brzeziny, Poland; D. 2014-09-21
Athletics (1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:5th	SF:6th	8th	438
Men's 4x400 m Relay	fourth	fifth	silver	1815
				2253

Joachim Werner

B. 1939-07-19, Berlin, Germany; D. 2010-07-10
Rowing (1 gold)

	1964	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Karl-Heinz Werner

B. 1949-09-17, Rodewisch, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Judo

	1972	HP
Men's Lightweight (-63 kg)	QF	780
		780

Kuno Werner

B. 1925-05-10, Suhl, Thür., Germany; D. 2004-09-08
Cross-Country Skiing & Biathlon

	1956	1960	HP
Men's 15 kilometres	27th	24th	0.2
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	10th	9th	65
Men's 20 kilometres Biathlon		9th	240
			305.2

Marianne Werner

B. 1924-01-04, Dülmen, Germany
Track and Field (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1952	1956	HP
Shot Put	silver	bronze	9840
Discus Throw	9th	10th	390
			10230

Richard Martin Werner

B. 1903-01-21, Offenbach am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1949-10-02
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Sculpture - Statues	HM	308.7
		308.7

Tommy Henrik "Tom" Werner

B. 1966-03-31, Karlskrona, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		eighth	sixth	896
Men's 200 m Freestyle		21st	18th	3.2
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay		fifth	fifth	500
Men's 4x200 m Freestyle Relay	sixth	sixth	silver	1452
				2851.2

Anni Werner-Hansen

B. 1939-07-21, Vig, Denmark; D. 1993-10-11
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1960	1964	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500 metres	fourth		1600
Women's Kayak Doubles 500 metres	fifth	fifth	1500
			3100

Officially, her surname was Hansen, and Verner was part of her given names, but she competed under the hyphenated surname (with a W).

Eva-Maria Wernicke

B. 1953-09-30, Beierfeld, Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Luge

	1976	HP
Women's Singles	fourth	2400
		2400

Piet Wernink

Olympic Competitor nr 7173

1920-07-08-11:00 - Sailing - 6.5 Meter class (1919 rating), race two - first
1920-07-09-11:00? - Sailing - 6.5 Meter class (1919 rating), race three - first - final ranking first (4800)

Claudio Wernli

B. 1942-07-21, Santiago, Chile
Alpine Skiing

	1964	HP
Men's Downhill	dnf	-12.16
Men's Giant Slalom	54th	-6.16
		-6.16

Henri Wernli

B. 1898-06-03, Bern, Switzerland; D. 1961
Freestyle Wrestling

	1924	1928	HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg)	silver	fifth	7500
			7500

Alexander Wernsdorfer

B. 1951-02-12, Mainz, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	12th	50
		50

Claës-Axel Wersäll

Olympic Competitor nr 6002

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

Gustaf Wersäll

Olympic Competitor nr 5850

1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - ninth (240)

(Claes) Ture Wersäll

B. 1883-08-12, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1965-12-18
Tug-of-War (1 bronze)

	1906	HP
Men's Team	bronze	960
		960

Olympic Competitor nr 3080

1906-04-30-16:00 - Tug-of-War - semifinals - lost (QB)
1906-04-30-16:30 - Tug-of-War - bronze medal match - won (960)

Amelia Wershoven

B. 1930-12-11, Ridgefield Park, NJ, USA; D. 2013-06-07
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	HP
Women's Javelin Throw	14th	24
		24

Georg Werth

B. 1951-01-21, Bolzano, Italy
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Two	16th	8
Men's Four	11th	48
		56

Isabell Regina Werth

B. 1969-07-21, Issum, N-W, Germany
Equestrianism - Dressage (8 gold, 6 silver)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	2008	2012	2016	2021	2024	HP
Dressage, Individual	silver	gold	silver		silver		silver	silver	silver	46250
Dressage, Team	gold	gold	gold		gold		gold	gold	gold	22400
										68650/60450

Member of the German Dressage team that won gold at Barcelona, Atlanta and Sydney. She did so on the same horse three times, Gigolo.
She added a fourth title in Beijing, a fifth in Rio de Janeiro and a sixth in Tokyo, becoming only the second athlete after Gerevich Aladár to win the same event six times. And Paris made it seven.

Géza Wertheim

B. 1910-07-03, Capellen, Luxembourg; D. 1979-08-10
Bobsleigh

	1936	HP
Men's Two	22nd	0.5
		0.5

Georg Werthner

B. 1956-04-07, Linz, Austria
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	1980	1984	1988	HP
Men's Decathlon	16th	fourth	9th	21st	2650.56
					2650.56

Penelope Christine "Penny" Werthner

B. 1951-07-05, Ottawa, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 1500 metres	R1:33rd	-2.26
		0.00256

Fernand Wery

B. 1886, Bruxelles, Belgium; D. 1964
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Painting - unknown event	2 entries	7.448
		7.448

Leonard Hugo "Leo" Wery

B. 1926-03-27, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Hockey (1 silver)

	1952	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-08-20

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