Great Olympians

Biographies - WIS

Paul Wischeidt

B. 1944-02-07, Dormagen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Fencing
1968 1972 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual Bar1 SF:5th 180.63
Men's Sabre, Team QF QF 164
344.63

Jörg Wischmeyer

B. 1935-08-16, Dortmund, N-W, Germany; D. 2012-10-03
Athletics - Track & Field
1960 HP
Men's Triple Jump QU:20th 1.5
1.5

Gerald Lloyd "Jerry" Wisdom

B. 1947-10-28, Kingston, Jamaica, represented the Bahamas
Athletics
1968 HP
Men's 4x100 m Relay SF:dq 2.05
Men's Long Jump QU:30th 0.015
2.065

Alston Wise

B. 1904-10-29, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1984-09-23
Ice Hockey (1 gold)
1932 HP
Men's Team gold 3200
3200

David Wise

B. 1990-06-30, Reno, Nev., USA
Freesytle Skiing (2 gold, 1 silver)
2014 2018 2022 HP
Men's Halfpipe gold gold silver 37800
37800

John Laurence Wise

B. 1901-02-26, Kensington, NSW, Australia; D. 1971-05-12
Shooting
1948 HP
Men's Free Rifle 33rd 0.00384
0.00384

Percival Wise

B. 1885-04-17, Hong Kong, represented Great Britain; D. 1968-06-07
Polo (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Polo bronze 1280
1280

Malcolm Edward "Red" Wiseman

B. 1913-07-12, Winnipeg, Man., Canada; D. 1993-04-11
Basketball (1 silver)
1936 HP
Men's Team silver 2000
2000

Marek Józef Wisła

B. 1957-09-13, Czechowice-Dziedzice, Poland
Canoeing, Canadian Sprint
1980 HP
Men's Doubles, 500 m fourth 1200
1200

Ove Wisløff

B. 1954-04-20, Alta, Norway
Aquatics - Swimming
1976 HP
Men's 100 m Breasttroke 18th 2.56
Men's 200 m Breasttroke 10th 100
102.56

Francis "Frank" Wismayer

B. 1913-03-18, represented Malta
Aquatics - Water Polo
1936 HP
Men's Team QU:4th 7.25
7.25

Jan Wiktor Wiśniewski

B. 1922-05-01, Ringsted, Denmark, lived in Bytom, represented Poland; D. 2006-03-10
Football
1952 HP
Men's Team R1 26.38
26.38

Józef Wiśniewski

B. 1940-11-01, S&lstrok,awków, Poland; D. 1996-01-09
Ice Hockey
1964 HP
Men's Team 9th 80
80

Leon Wiśniewski

B. 1937-03-29, Gniezno, Poland; D. 1985-04-27
Hockey
1960 HP
Men's Team 12th 20
20

Mieczysław Wiśniewski

B. 1892-11-23, Monasterzyska (now Monastyryska, Ternopil, Ukraine), represented Poland; D. 1952-10-10
Football
1924 HP
Men's Football R1 0.85
0.85

Benno Wiss

B. 1962-07-13, Dietwil, Switzerland
Road Cycling (1 silver)
1984 HP
Men's Road Race dnf -22.15
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial silver 3000
3000

Paul Wissaert

B. 1885-05-13, Brussel, Belgium; D. 1972-07-05
Art Competitions
1936 HP
Sculpture - unknown event HC -
-

Entry "Hors Concours", so not a true Olympian.

Tage Wissnell

B. 1905-07-27, Stockholm, Sweden; D. 1984-05-13
Aquatics - Swimming
1928 HP
Men's 200 m Breaststroke R1:6th 0.96
0.96

Ernst Wister

B. 1922-07-11, from Graz, represented Austria
Gymnastics
1948 1952 HP
Men's Individual All-Around 28th 61st 0.0256
Men's Team All-Around 9th 11th 56
Men's Floor Exercise 10th 47th 25
Men's Horse Vault 18th 114th 0.64
Men's Parallel Bars 37th 52nd -
Men's Horizontal Bar 45th 63rd -
Men's Rings 44th 77th -
Men's Pommeled Horse 26th 84th 0.016
81.6816

Written 2017-03-20 - last modified 2024-02-24

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