Great Olympians

Biographies - WES

Wilfried Wesch

B. 1940-07-07, Mannheim, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Men's 20 km Walk	16th	6.4
		6.4

Terje Wesche

B. 1947-05-15, Trondheim, Norway
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Kayak Doubles 1000 m	Rep:dns	0.075
		0.075

Seth Wescott

B. 1976-06-28, USA
Snowboarding (2 gold)

2006 2010 HP

Cross gold gold 19200

19200

	2006	2010	HP
Cross	gold	gold	19200
			19200

The winner of the first-ever snowboard cross came back to repeat his title in Vancouver.

Izak Corenlis Eric "Erik" Wesdorp

B. 1947-02-15, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 2017-10-17
Rowing

	1968	HP
Men's Eights	8th	128
		128

Wilfried Wesemael

B. 1950-01-13, Aalst, Belgium
Cycling - Track

	1972	HP
Men's Individual Pursuit	QU:18th	3.84
Men's Team Pursuit	QU:12th	30
		33.84

Wolfgang Wesemann

B. 1949-10-30, Wolmirstedt, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Cycling - Road

	1972	HP
Men's Road Race	32nd	-2.60
		0.006

Gerardus Wesling

Olympic Competitor nr 3634

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 - 60th
1908-07-16-14:30 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Netherlands - seventh (75)

Oluf Wesmann-Kjær

Olympic Competitor nr 7207

1920-07-22-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one - seventh (100)
1920-07-23-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one
1920-07-24-09:30 - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, stage one, day two - AC (0.875)
1920-08-02-11:00? - Shooting - Free Pistol - AC (0.16)
1924 100+ 8 + 25.6

Krzysztof Wesołowski

B. 1956-12-09, Wałbrzych, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 3000 m Steeplechase	SF:16th	9.6
		9.6

Peter Jakob Wespi

B. 1943-03-22, Pfaffikon, Switzerland; D. 2015-10-05
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	8th	128
		128

Timo Wess

Germany
Hockey (2 gold, 1 silver)

2004 2008 2012 HP

team bronze gold gold 11520

11520

	2004	2008	2012	HP
team	bronze	gold	gold	11520
				11520

Walter Norman "Wes" Wessberg

B. 1939-06-27, Washington, DC, USA
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Friedrich "Fritz" Wessel

B. 1945-04-29, Bonn, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Foil Individual	Bar2	SF:4th	411.659
Men's Foil Team	sixth	fifth	410
			821.659

Hendricus Wessel

B. 1887-12-17, Amsterdam, the Netherlands; D. 1977-08-04
Athletics

	1920	HP
Men's Marathon	26th	0.096
		0.096

Herbert Wessel

B. 1943-03-12, Königsberg (now Kaliningrad in Russia), represented East Germany
Athletics

	1968	HP
Men's Decathlon	dnf	-2.38
		0.00384

Mary Wesselhoeft

B. 1873-02-15, Boston, Mass., USA; D. 1971-03-23
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	ac	2.186
		2.186

Ludwig Wessely

B. 1903-08-20, from Wien, represented Austria; D. 1986-07-31
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's 110 m Hurdles	R1:3rd	0.71
Men's Decathlon	7th	600
		600.71

Gerd Wessig

B. 1959-07-16, Lübz, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's High Jump	gold	9600
		9600

Michael Thomas Maria Wessing

B. 1952-08-29, Recklinghausen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany; D. 2019-05-07
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Men's Javelin Throw	9th	240
		240

Thomas Wessinghage

B. 1952-02-22, Hagen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	1976	HP
Men's 800 metres		SF:7th	20.8
Men's 1500 metres	SF:21st	SF:10th	100.64
			120.84

Allen Tarwater West

B. 1872-08-02, obile, Alab., USA; D. 1952-08-31
Tennis (1 bronze)

	1904	HP
Men's Doubles	bronze	1170
		1170

Olympic Competitor nr 2061

1904-08-31-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles round one - won (Q)
1904-09-01-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles quarter-finals - won (Q)
1904-09-02-10:00? - Tennis - Men's Doubles semi-finals - lost (1170)

Errol West

B. 1947-11-16, Kingston, Jamaica
Boxing

	1968	HP
Men's Featherweight (-57 kg)	R32	1.02
		1.02

Gary Martin West

B. 1960-06-08, Mildura, Vict., Australia; D. 2017-08-20
Track Cycling

	1984	HP
Men's Points Race	R1:18th	-2.12
		0.0012

Harold West

from London, represented Great Britain
Rowing (1 silver)

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Jeremy Q. West

B. 1961-04-29, London, England, Great Britain
Canoeing, Sprint Kayak

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Singles, 500 m		SF:5th	17.2
Men's Doubles, 500 m	eighth		192
Men's Fours, 1000 m	fifth		500
			709.2

Jerome Alan "Jerry" West

B. 1938-05-28, Cheylan, WV, USA
Besketball (1 gold)

	1960	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Joseph "Joe" West

B. 1924-12-04, Dublin, Ireland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Marathon	49th	0.0000024
		0.0000024

Lawrence Kingsley "Laurie" West

B. 193, from Vancouver, represented Canada
Rowing (1 silver)

	1956	HP
Men's Eights	silver	2000
		2000

Leslie George "Les" West

B. 1943-11-11, Stoke-on-Trent, England, Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	dnf	-24.24
		-24.24

Levon West

B. 1900-02-03, Centerville, SC, USA; D. 1968-04-25
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Painting	4 entries	8.744
		8.744

Michael "Mike" West

B. 1964-08-31, Kitchener, Ont., Canada
Aquatics - Swimming (1 silver, 1 bronze))

	1984	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	bronze	2560
Men's 200 m Backstroke	10th	100
Men's 4 x 100 m Medley Relay	silver	1000
		3660

Ronald Albert "Ron" West

B. 1914-04-27, from Bexleyheath, represented Great Britain; D. 1992-10-22
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 10 km Walk	7th	400
		400

Stanley Robert "Stan" West

B. 1913-02-08, London, England, Great Britain; D. 2001
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:32nd	0.006
		0.006

Terencce Henry "Terry" West

B. 1939-09-19, represented Great Britain
Cycling - Road

	1964	HP
Men's Road Race	26th	0.096
		0.096

Wariboko West

B. 1942-08-19, represented Nigeria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	HP
Men's Long Jump	fourth	2400
		2400

William West

B. 1931-12-01, Vancouver, BC, Canada
Sailing

	1960	1964	HP
Two−Person Keelboat (Star)	23rd	7th	500.32
			500.32

William J. West

Olympic Competitor nr 4417

1908-07-22-10:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round one - won (Q)
1908-07-22-12:00 - Wrestling, Greco-Roman - Light Heavyweight (-93 kg), round two - lost (52.75)
1908-07-23-11:00 - Wrestling, Free-style - Heavyweight (+73 kg), round one - lost (108)

William W. West

B. 1887-07-15, Whitesville, Georgia, USA; D. 1953-09-15
Equestrianism - Eventing & Equestrianism - Jumping

	1920	HP
Three-day Event, Individual	7th	500
Three-day Event, Team	fourth	400
Jumping, Individual	18th	3.84
		903.84

Jacob Westberg

Olympic Competitor nr 6648

1912-07-14-13:48 - Athletics (track & field) - Marathon - 22nd (0.60)

Peter Jonathan Westbrook

B. 1952-04-16, St. Louis, MO, USA
Fencing (1 bronze)

	1976	1980	1984	1988	1992	1996	HP
Men's Sabre, Individual	Rep1		bronze	20th		37th	3219.3805
Men's Sabre, Team	QF		sixth	7th	9th	9th	372.8
							3592.1305

Marinus "Mario" Westbroek

B. 1961-03-11, Rotterdam, the Netherlands
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 100 metres	R1:44th	-4.16
Men's 4 x 400 m Relay	R1:11th	16
		16.000016

James Allen "Jim" Westby

B. 1937-02-05, Minneapolis, Minn., USA
Ice Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

David Guy Westcott

B. 1957-05-14, London, England, Great Britain
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1984	HP
Men's Team	(bronze)	800
		800

Klaus Westebbe

B. 1949-09-30, Gummersbach, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1972	HP
Men's Team	(sixth)	320
		320

Anke Westendorf

B. 1954-02-26, Schwerin, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Volleyball (1 silver)

	1976	1980	HP
Women's Team	sixth	silver	2320
			2320

Pamela "Pam" Westendorf

B. 1959-09-28, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
		750

August "Gus" Wester, Jr.

B. 1882-02-12, Newark, NJ, USA; D. 1960-09
Freestyle Wrestling (1 silver)

	1904	HP
Men's Bantamweight (-56.70 kg)	silver	4500
		4500

Olympic Competitor nr 2307

1904-10-14-11:00? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Bantamweight (-56.70 kg), round two - won (Q)
1904-10-14-14:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Bantamweight (-56.70 kg), semi-finals - won (Q)
1904-10-15-14:40? - Wrestlhng Free-style - Bantamweight (-56.70 kg), final - lost (4000)

Ivar Wester

B. 1892-12-16, Hälsingstuna, Sweden; D. 1967-09-13
Shooting

	1924	HP
Men's Free Rifle, team	7th	100
		100

(Axel) Bo (Bernhardt) Westerberg

B. 1913-11-20, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1991-10-02
Sailing

	1936	HP
Eight metres Class	fourth	800
		800

Gustaf Westerberg

Olympic Competitor nr 3447

1908-07-13-16:15 - Cycling - Track - Tandem, round one - third (6.375)
1908-07-14-15:30 - Cycling - Track - 20 km, round one, heat six - third (2.334)
1908-07-16-10:00 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, heat two - third (Q)
1908-07-18-15:30 - Cycling - Track - 100 km, final - DNF (3)

Martin Westerberg

B. 1892-05-13, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1963-10-03
Art Competitions

	1932	HP
Architecture	HM	196
		196

Stellan Åke Westerdahl

B. 1935-11-10, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 2018-08-27
Sailing (1 silver)

	1972	HP
Two Person Keelboat (Star)	silver	5000
		5000

(Eero) Ari (Herbert) Westergård

B. 1948-05-14, Pori, Finland; D. 2010-10-15
Shooting

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Skeet	12th	22nd	8th	444.6
				444.6

Bo Åke Westergren

B. 1950-05-23, Stockholm, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1968	HP
Men's 100 metres Butterfly	SF:14th	16
Men's 4x100 m Freestyle Relay	R1:11th	16
Men's 4x100 m Medley Relay	R1:15th	2.5
		34.5

Carl Westergren

B. 1895-10-13, Malmö, Sweden; D. 1958-08-05
Greco-Roman Wrestling & Free-style Wrestling (3 gold)

Greco-Roman 1920 1924 1928 1932 HP

Middleweight (-75 kg) gold 57803

Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg) gold rd1

Heavyweight (+82.5 kg) gold

Free-style 1924

Light heavyweight (-87 kg) BrSF 960

58763

He began wrestling in 1911 and was World Champion in middleweight A in 1922, European Champion in middleweight B in 1925 and in heavyweight in 1930-1. He took part in the Olympic Games in 1920, '24, '28 (unsuccesfully) and '32. His speciality was the backhammer and he invented the 'Westergren roll'.
(see Kalle Anttila, Wilfried Dietrich, Ivar Johansson, Kristjan Palusalu, Rudolf Svensson, Hamit Kaplan)

Frans Oskar Westergren

B. 1914-04-20, Malmö, Sweden; D. 1993-03-02
Freestyle Wrestling

	1948	HP
Men's Welterweight (-73 kg)	sixth	960
		960

(Johan) Isaac Westergren

B. 1875-07-12, Gävle, Sweden; D. 1950-10-16
Athletics - Track and Field

	1900	HP
Men's 60 metres	R1:ac	229
Men's 100 metres	R1:4th	1.3
		230.3

Olympic Competitor nr 825

1900-07-14-10:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m, round one - fourth (1.3)
1900-07-15-14:00 - Athletics Track - 60 m, semi-finals - AC (229)

Charles Westerholm

B. 1897-12-24 in Finland, represented the USA; D. 1977-09
Cycling - Road

	1928	HP
Men's Road Race, Time Trial	dnf	0.0000000000125
Men's Road Race, Time Trial, Team	(15th)	-
		0.0000000000125

David I. Westerhout

B. 1936-05-20, Epping, England, represented Zimbabwe
Shooting

	1980	HP
Rapid-Fire Pistol	38th	-3.38
		0.000384

Max Westerkamp

B. 1912-10-08, Tanjung Pura, Java, Dutch East Indies, lived in Den Haag, represented the Netherlands; D. 1970-05-06
Hockey (1 bronze)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	bronze	1280
		1280

Edvard Westerlund

B. 1901-02-01, Helsinki, Finland; D. 1982-12-07
Wrestling, Greco-roman (1 gold, 1 bronze)

1924 1928 1936 HP

Men's Middleweight (-75 kg) gold 13680

Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg) bronze

Men's Light−Heavyweight (-87 kg) 9th

13680

Emil Westerlund

B. 1887-02-06, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1964-02-18
Freestyle Wrestling & Greco-Roman Wrestling

	1912	1920	HP
GR Men's Middleweight A (-75 kg)	R5		960
FR Men's Light-Heavyweight (-80 kg)		QF	861
			1821

Olympic Competitor nr 6053

1912-07-08-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round one - won by decision
1912-07-10-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round two - lost (both lost due to passivity)
1912-07-10-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round three - won by fall
1912-07-11-09:30 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round four - won by fall
1912-07-11-14:00 - Greco-Roman Wrestling - Middleweight A (-75 kg), round five - lost (both) - eliminated (960)

Ernst Theodor Georgsson Westerlund

B. 1898-03-18, Kemiö, Finland; D. 1961-10-13
Sailing (1 bronze)

	1948	1952	HP
6 metres	9th	bronze	1360
			1360

Kalle Westerlund

B. 1897-09-22, Helsinki, Finland, then part of Russia; D. 1972-02-11
Greco-Roman Wrestling (1 bronze)

	1924	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	bronze	3840
		3840

Gerard Westerman

B. 1880-12-25, Leeuwarden, the Netherlands; D. 1971-02-02
Art Competitions (1 bronze)

	1928	1932	1936	HP
Painting, Paintings	2 works			25.02
Painting, Drawings & Water Colours		bronze		2560
Painting, unknown event		AC	6 works	24.53
				2584.53

Lieselotte "Liesel" Westermann

B. 1944-11-02, Sulingen, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Women's Discus Throw	silver	fifth	7500
			7500

Herbert Westermark

Olympic Competitor nr 6972

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - second
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fourth - final ranking joint second
1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race-off - first - final result second (2000)

Nils Westermark

Olympic Competitor nr 6973

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - second
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - fourth - final ranking joint second
1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race-off - first - final result second (2000)

(Eina) Margareta Westeson

B. 1936-01-31, Malmö, Sweden
Aquatics - Swimming

	1952	HP
Women's 100 metres Backstroke	R1:16th	9.6
		9.6

Paula Catrin Westher

B. 1965-04-16, Malmö, Sweden
Road Cycling

	1984	1988	HP
Women's Road Race	35th	26th	0.0975
			0.0975

Nore Emanuel Westin

B. 1937-09-29, Boden, Sweden
Biathlon

	1968	HP
20 km	30th	0.0125
		0.0125

Henry Mounfield "Bo" Westlake

B. 1927-05-25, from Toronto, represented Canada; D. 2019-01-13
Rowing

	1952	HP
Men's Eights	2Rep:2nd	216
		216

Sven-Erik Westlin

B. 1934-01-06, Sollefteå, Sweden; D. 2020-05-09
Weightlifting

	1964	HP
Men's Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Georg Westling

Olympic Competitor nr 6974

1912-07-20-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race one - fifth
1912-07-21-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race two - second - final ranking joint second
1912-07-22-11:00 - Sailing - 8 Meter class, race-off - second - final result third (1280)

(Lars) Roger Westling

B. 1961-12-17, Falun, Sweden
Biathlon

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint		54th	-6.16
Men's 20 kilometres		dnf	-10.64
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	10th	seventh	125
			125.00000016

Warren DeHaven Westlund

B. 1926-08-20, Olympia, Wash., USA; D. 1992-02-13
Rowing (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	gold	4800
		4800

Alf Birger Westman

B. 1921-01-04, Umeå, Sweden; D. 1998-04-02
Athletics

	1948	HP
Men's 400 m Hurdles	R1:3rd	16.14
		16.14

Jonas Augustin Westman

B. 1909-08-28, Luleå, Sweden; D. 1983-06-20
Nordic Combined

	1936	HP
Men's Nordic Combined	11th	64
		64

Hugh, Duke Westminster

Olympic Competitor nr 4700

1908-08-28-16:00? - Motorboating - A-class (Open) - race abandoned
1908-08-29-14:00? - Motorboating - A-class (Open), second race - DNF (2250)

Ben Weston

B. 1892-01-27, Redondo Beach, Cal., USA; D. 1947-01-09
Sailing

	1928	HP
8 metres Class	sixth	320
		320

Edward Burbank Weston

B. 1846-07-31, Gorham, Maine, USA; D. 1918-09-14
Archery

	1904	HP
Men's Double American Round	21st	0.48
Men's Double York Round	15th	7.5
Men's Team Round	fourth	300
		307.98

Olympic Competitor nr 2219

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - 21st (0.48)
1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double York Round - men - 15th (7.5)
1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - men - fourth (300)

Edward Henry Weston

B. 1886-02-24, Highland Park, Ill., USA; D. 1958-01-01
Archery

	1904	HP
Men's Double American Round	20th	0.75
		0.75

Original sources have him as "Eric" Weston, but he has the same name as his father, who finished one spot behind him.

Olympic Competitor nr 2220

1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - 20th (0.75)

Harry L. Weston

B. 1928, Birmingham, England, Great Britain
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	(20th)	0.5
		0.5

Kathleen Stella "Kathy" Weston

B. 1958-05-19, Reno, Nevada, USA
Athletics - Track and Field

	1976	HP
Women's 800 metres	R1:19th	1.6
		1.6

Stanley Bertram Weston

B. 1923-05-16, Kings Norton, England, Great Britain; D. 2000-01-19
Basketball

	1948	HP
Men's Team	20th	0.5
		0.5

Thomas Weston

Olympic Competitor nr 4692

1908-08-28-10:00? - Motorboating - C-class (6.5 - 8 meters) - second (2250)

Arthur Westover

Olympic Competitor nr 3232

1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one
1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two
1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two
1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day three - fifth (937.5)
1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day three - second (750)

Heidi Westphal

B. 1959-07-05, GNoien, M-V, Germany, represented East Germany
Rowing (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Women's Double Sculls	silver	5000
		5000

Rolf Westphal

B. 1931-11-12, Kahla, Thür., Germany
Hockey

	1964	HP
Men's Team	fifth	500
		500

Ursula Westphal

B. 1949-04-08, Wilhelmshave, NS, Germany, represented West Germany
Volleyball

	1972	HP
Women's Team	8th	128
		128

Verna Westwood

B. 1955-08-30, represented Australia
Rowing

	1980	HP
Women's Coxed Fours	fifth	750
		750

Written 2000-11-29 - last modified 2024-06-18

This page is part of the site "Full Olympians" by Herman De Wael. See here for a full Introduction.

Greco-Roman	1920	1924	1928	1932	HP
Middleweight (-75 kg)	gold				57803
Light heavyweight (-82.5 kg)		gold	rd1
Heavyweight (+82.5 kg)				gold
Free-style		1924
Light heavyweight (-87 kg)		BrSF			960
					58763