Georg Westling

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Georg Westling sailing
Nationality: FinlandFinland Finland
Birthday: August 24, 1879
Place of birth: Helsinki
Date of death: November 14, 1930
Place of death: Helsinki
Society: Nyländska Jaktklubben
Boat classes: 8 meter class
Medal table
Olympic games 0 × gold 0 × silver 1 × bronze
Olympic rings Olympic games
bronze Stockholm 1912 8 meter class

Georg Gustaf Westling (born August 24, 1879 in Helsinki ; † November 14, 1930 ibid) was a Finnish sailor .

successes

Georg Westling, who was a member of the Nyländska Jaktklubben , took part in the 1912 Olympic Games in Stockholm in the 8-meter class as a crew member of the Lucky Girl . At the regatta taking place in Nynäshamn , the Finnish boat and the Swedish Sans Atout achieved second place in a total of two races, so that there was a tie-off between these two boats, in which the Sans Atout prevailed. Westling received the bronze medal alongside the other crew members Arthur Ahnger , Emil Lindh and Gunnar Tallberg . The Lucky Girl was skippered by Gunnar Tallberg's brother Bertil Tallberg .

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