Wilhelm Weber (gymnast)
Wilhelm Weber (* 1880 ; † April 28, 1963 in Tornow ) was a German gymnast and three-time Olympic participant.
At the Olympic Games in St. Louis in 1904 , Weber finished second in the gymnastics all-around competition behind Julius Lenhart . in the three-way battle he reached third place behind Adolf Spinnler and Julius Lenhart.
Two years later Weber was also at the Olympic Intermediate Games in Athens . There he finished seventh in the pentathlon and sixth in the sixth fight, with the German squad he gymnastics to fifth place. Weber also took part in the 1908 Olympic Games in London , but was not included in the ranking there. Weber was a member of the Berlin Gymnastics Association .
After his sporting career, Weber was a cigar manufacturer.
Web links
- Wilhelm Weber in the database of Sports-Reference (English; archived from the original )
Footnotes
- ^ Karl Lennartz , Walter Teutenberg: The Olympic Games in Athens in 1906 . Kasseler Sportverlag 1992 ISBN 3-928562-10-X p. 260
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Weber, Wilhelm |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German gymnast |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1880 |
| DATE OF DEATH | April 28, 1963 |
| Place of death | Tornow |