Verner Weckman
Finnish wrestler (1882–1968) / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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Johan Verner Weckman (26 July 1882 – 22 February 1968) was a wrestler, who is the first Finnish Olympic gold medalist.[1]
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Full name | Johan Verner Weckman | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
National team | Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1882-07-26)26 July 1882 Loviisa, Grand Duchy of Finland, Russian Empire | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 22 February 1968(1968-02-22) (aged 85) Helsinki, Finland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Resting place | Hietaniemi Cemetery, Helsinki | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Monument(s) | Memorial relief in Loviisa, by Matti Haupt, 1963 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Education | Master of Science in Engineering, mechanical (1907) and electrical (1908) engineering, Karlsruhe Institute of Technology | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Occupation(s) | Plant manager, chief executive officer, technical director | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 85–90 kg (187–198 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Greco-Roman wrestling | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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