Great Olympians

Biographies - WID


Robin Michael Widdows

B. 1942-05-27, London, England, Great Britain
Bobsleigh
1964 1968 HP
Four−Man 13th 8th 211.2
211.2


Edvin Wide

B. 1896-02-22, Kemiö, Finland, then part of Russia, represented Sweden; D. 1996-06-19
Athletics (1 silver, 4 bronze)
1920 1924 1928 HP
Men's 1500 m H:4th - H:3rd 25.26
Men's 5000 m - bronze bronze 5120
Men's 10000 m - silver bronze 6560
Men's Cross-Country - dnf 0.0003
Men's 3000 m Team bronze SF:3rd 845
12550

He lived to be 100, and would have been the only Olympian alive both during Athina 1896 and Atlanta 1996, but he died soon before Atlanta.


Lydia (Lyydi) Wideman

B. 1920-05-17, Vippula, Finland
Cross-Country Skiing (1 gold)
1952 HP
Women's 10 km gold 9600
9600


Ernst Wide

Olympic Competitor nr 6250


Walter Widemann

B. 1893-11-20, represented Switzerland
Fencing
1936 1948 HP
Men's Sabre, Individual R1:4th 0.00066
Men's Sabre, Team R1:3rd R1:3rd 4.185
4.18566


Göran Fredrik Widenfelt

B. 1928-08-13, Göteborg, Sweden; D. 1985-03-09
Athletics
1948 1952 HP
Men's High Jump 9th 240
Men's Decathlon sixth 960
1200


Nils Widforss

Olympic Competitor nr 3881


Carl Widmer

B. 1900, from Schöftland, represented Switzerland
Gymnastics (1 bronze)
1924 HP
Men's Individual combined 32nd 0.004
Men's Team combined bronze 640
Men's Vault 57th -
Men's Parallel Bars 31st -
Men's Horizontal Bar 31st -
Men's Rings 44th -
Men's Pommeled Horse fourth 400
Men's Sidehorse Vault 63rd -
Men's Rope Climbing 23rd 0.064
1040.068


Caspar Widmer

Olympic Competitor nr 2485


Daniel Widmer

B. 1953-04-29, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey
1976 HP
Men's Team 11th 32
32


Hans Josef Widmer

represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming
1948 HP
Men's 200 metres Breaststroke R1:22nd 0.6
0.6


Hansruedi Widmer

B. 1944-04-04, Basel, Switzerland
Speed Skating
1968 HP
Men's 500 metres 44th -4.16
Men's 1500 metres 47th -5.40
0.00002


Max Widmer

B. 1933-11-17, Oftringen, Switzerland; D. 2010-06-17
Wrestling - Freestyle
1960 HP
Men's Heavyweight (+87 kg) 15th 15
15


Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2022-05-09

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