Great Olympians

Biographies - WIG


Harald Wigaard

B. 1944-05-17, Oslo, Norway
Artistic Gymnastics
1964 HP
Men's Individual combined 107th -17.40
Men's Pommeled Horse fifth 250
250


Lauritz Wigand-Larsen

B. 1895-08-24, Bergen, Norway; D. 1951-06-04
Gymnastics (1 silver)
1920 HP
Men's Team combined, Free system silver 1000
1000


Kurt Anders Artur Wigartz

B. 1933-03-21, Mariestad, Sweden; D. 2017-01-05
Gymnastics
1952 1956 1960 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 121st 48th 73rd -
Men's Team All-Around 17th - 14th 5
Men's Floor Exercise 51st 14th - 4
Men's Horse Vault 73rd 19th - 0.4
Men's Parallel Bars 111th 43rd - -
Men's Horizontal Bar 119th 40th - -
Men's Rings 171st 57th - -
Men's Pommeled Horse 129th 38th - -
9.4


Viktor Wigelbeyer

B. 1897-12-13, Semmering, Austria; D. 1969
Bobsleigh
1936 HP
Men's Four 13th 19.2
19.2


Ingrid Wigernæs

B. 1928-02-22, Hemsedal, Norway
Cross-Country Skiing
1956 1960 1964 HP
Women's 5 kilometres 15th 10
Women's 10 kilometres 27th 12th 40.05
50.05


Lones Wesley Wigger, Jr.

B. 1937-08-25, Great Falls, Mont., USA; D. 2017-12-14
Shooting (2 gold, 1 silver)
1964 1968 1972 HP
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, three positions gold - 6400
Men's Small-Bore Rifle, prone silver 4400.5
Small-Bore Rifle, prone 25th 7th
Free Rifle, three positions - gold 9600
20400.5

He began shooting on his family's Montana ranch. After another break, he qualified for the US team for 1980. His daughter Geena-Lynn  finished 10th in the air rifle in 1988.


Charles Wiggers

represented Belgium
Athletics
1920 HP
Men's 3000 m Walk R1:9th 6.4
Men's 10 km Walk R1:dq 0.256
6.656


(Anthony) Charles (David) Wiggin

B. 1950-01-08, London, England, Great Britain
Rowing (1 bronze)
1980 HP
Men's Coxless Pairs bronze 3200
3200


Albert Marcus Wiggins, Jr.

B. 1935-05-27, Pittsburg, Penn., USA; D. 2011-06-01
Aquatics - Swimming
1956 HP
Men's 100 metres Backstroke 7th 600
600


Arthur Wiggins

Olympic Competitor nr 6813


Bradley Wiggins

B. 1980-04-28, Gent, Belgium, competing for Great Britain
Cycking - Road & Cycking - Track (5 gold, 1 silver, 2 bronze)
2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 HP
Individual Pursuit gold gold 19200
Madison fourth bronze 9th 3240
Team Pursuit bronze silver gold gold 21780
Time Trial gold 9600
Road Race 103rd 0
53820

He could have represented Australia or Belgium, but he chose Great Britain.
When he won the team pursuit at Beijing, he became only the second cyclist to win six medals - after Burton Downing in 1904.
In 2012 he won the Tour de France, the third Olympic Champion to do so, after Miguel Indurain and Jan Ullrich


Michael Edwin "Mike" Wiggs

B. 1938-04-25, Watford, England, Great Britain; D. 2011-12-08
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 1964 HP
Men's 1500 metres R1:6th 4.32
Men's 5000 metres 11th 64
68.32


David Henry "Dave" Wight

B. 1934-07-28, London, England, represented the USA
Rowing (1 gold)
1956 HP
Men's Eights gold 3200
3200


Frederick Wight

B. 1902-06-01, New York, NY, USA; D. 1986-07-26
Art Competitions
1932 HP
Painting 2 entries 4.372
4.372


Hazel Wightman

B. 1886-12-20, Healdsburg, Cal., USA; D. 1974-12-05
Tennis
1924 HP
Women's Doubles gold 4800
Mixed Doubles gold 4800
9600


Lorna Wighton

B. 1958-06-02, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Figure Skating
1980 HP
Ice Dancing sixth 800
800


Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2023-07-23

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