Great Olympians

Biographies - WID

Edvin Wide

B. 1896-02-22, Sweden; D. 1996-06
Athletics - Track & Field (1 silver, 4 bronze)

	1920	1924	1928	HP
1500 m	H:4th	-	H:3rd	25.26
5000 m	-	bronze	bronze	5120
10000 m	-	silver	bronze	6560
Cross-Country	-	dnf		0.0003
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.

Ernst Wide

Olympic Competitor nr 6250

• 1912-07-09-14:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-10-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - fifth (1000)
• 1912-07-12-15:10? - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, round one - joint second - team first (Q)
• 1912-07-13-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3000 m Team, final - fourth - team second (1000)

Nils Widforss

Olympic Competitor nr 3881

• 1908-07-15-16:00 - (Artistic) Gymnastics - Team combined, Swedish system, Sweden - first (1200)

Caspar Widmer

Olympic Competitor nr 2485

• 1906-04-23-08:30 - Shooting - Military Revolver, Gras Model - 23rd (0.192)
• 1906-04-23-09:30 - Shooting - Free Pistol, 50m - 17th (3)
• 1906-04-23-10:30 - Shooting - Military Rifle - 14th (12)
• 1906-04-28-08:30 - Shooting - Free Rifle - 15th (7.5)
• 1920 MRt 120+40+16

Written 2000-12-25 - last modified 2011-08-12

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