Great Olympians

Biographies - WI

A. Wilcocks

Olympic Competitor nr 4825

• 1908-10-26-15:15 - Rugby - final - lost (1500)

Arthur Wilde

Olympic Competitor nr 3392

• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Disappearing Target - sixth (480)
• 1908-07-11-15:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle, Moving Target - tenth (75)
• 1908-07-11-16:00? - Shooting - Small-Bore Rifle - tenth (75)

Tony Wilding

Olympic Competitor nr 4995

• 1912-05-05-14:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round one - won (Q)
• 1912-05-06-13:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, round two - won (Q)
• 1912-05-09-15:00 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, quarterfinal - won (Q)
• 1912-05-10-14:30 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, semifinal - lost (Qb)
• 1912-05-11-13:15 - Tennis - Men's Singles, covered courts, small final - won (3200)

George Wiley

B. 1881-05-07, Little Falls, New York, United States; D. 1954-03-03

Olympic Competitor nr 1934

• 1904-08-02-14:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat one - second (Q)
• 1904-08-02-15:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - semi-final one - second (Q)
• 1904-08-02-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - final - fourth (1200)
• 1904-08-05-15:20? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile heat two - third (615)
• 1904-08-05-16:00? - Cycling - Track - 5 miles - second (3000)
• 1904-08-05-17:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 miles - third (1920)

Paul Willführ

Olympic Competitor nr 5477

• 1912-07-06-13:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Javelin Throw, qualifying - 28th (0.256)
• 1912-07-10-10:00? - Athletics (track & field) - Shot Put, qualifying, group three - 18th (2.56)
• 1912-07-12-10:30? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, qualifying, group three - 41st

Kati Wilhelm

Germany
Biathlon (3 gold, 3 silver) & Cross-Country

Biathlon	1998	2002	2006	2010	HP
7.5 km		gold	7th	30th	5100.075
7.5 km + 10 km Pursuit		silver	gold	12th	7830
15 km			17th	fourth	1606.4
12.5 km Mass Start			silver	25th	4000.1
4 x 6 km		gold	silver	bronze	4050
Cross-Country					19506.475
4 x 5 km	fifth				250
					22836.575

(24056)

Richard Wilhelm

Olympic Competitor nr 3523

• 1908-07-14-11:40 - Athletics (track & field) - 3500 m Walk, round one, heat three - sixth (3.24)

Leo Wilkens

Olympic Competitor nr 6727

• 1912-07-17-11:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-17-13:40 - Rowing - Eights, round one - raced alone (Q)
• 1912-07-17-17:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-15:40 - Rowing - Eights, quarterfinal - second (540)
• 1912-07-18-19:10 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, inriggers, final - first (4800)

Villiam Wilkenschildt

Olympic Competitor nr 2526

• 1906-04-23-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, Individual, round one - AC (1.462)
• 1906-04-24-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - AC (0.931)

Hermann Wilker

Olympic Competitor nr 1487

• 1900-08-25-16:15 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, heat one - first (Q2)
• 1900-08-26-14:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, final two - third (1920)
• 1912-07-17-20:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-13:20 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - raced alone (Q)
• 1912-07-19-13:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, semifinal - first (Q)
• 1912-07-19-17:30 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, final - first (4800)
• bonus 1680

David Wilkie

Great Britain
Swimming (1 gold, 2 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
200 m Breaststroke	silver	gold	10400
100 m Breaststroke	8th	silver	4256
4 x 100 m Medley Relay	7th	fourth	500
			15156

Lou Wilkins

Olympic Competitor nr 2119

• 1904-09-03-14:00? - Athletics - Pole Vault - third (2880)

Maurice "Mac" Wilkins

B. 1950-11-15, USA
Track and Field (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1976		1984	1988	HP
Discus Throw	gold		silver	fifth	21375
					21375

George Wilkinson

B. 1879-03-03, Great Britain; D. 1946-08-07
Waterpolo (3 gold)

	1900		1908	1912	HP
Waterpolo	gold		gold	gold	17600
					17600

Member of the winning team in Waterpolo at Paris (as the Osborne Swimming Club of Manchester), London and Stockholm (as England).
England did not send a team to St.Louis in 1904.

Olympic Competitor nr 1342

• 1900-08-12-16:00 - Waterpolo - Semi-Final - won (Q)
• 1900-08-12-18:00? - Waterpolo - Final - won (3200)
• 1908-07-22-16:00 - Waterpolo - match three - won (2400)
• 1912-07-07-15:15 - Waterpolo - round one, match one - won (Q)
• 1912-07-11-20:00 - Waterpolo - semifinal, match two - won (Q)
• 1912-07-13-19:50 - Waterpolo - final - won (3200)

Robert Wilkinson

Olympic Competitor nr 3087

• 1906-04-30-16:00 - Athletics - 1500 m Walk - DQ (120)
• 1906-05-02-10:00 - Athletics - 3000 m Walk - DQ (192)

Oskar Wilkman-Vilkama

B. 1880-04-07 Helsinki, Finland, represented Russia in 1912

Olympic Competitor nr 5851

• 1912-07-07-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event one ; shooting
• 1912-07-08-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event two : swimming
• 1912-07-09-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
• 1912-07-10-09:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event three : fencing
• 1912-07-11-12:15 - Modern Pentathlon - event four : riding
• 1912-07-12-11:00 - Modern Pentathlon - event five : running - 15th (15)

+equ 20

Even though Finland had an own team in 1912, he chose to compete for Russia (Finland was a part of Russia at the time). Since he competed for Finland in 1920, I class him as Finnish)

Charles Willard

Olympic Competitor nr 2272

• 1904-09-19-10:00? - Golf - men, individual, qualifying - 45th

Georges Willems

Olympic Competitor nr 6878

• 1912-07-17-19:40 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-18-13:00 - Rowing - Coxed Fours, outriggers, quarterfinal - second (510)

Victor Willems

Olympic Competjtor nr 4413

• 1908-07-21-17:00 - Fencing - Épée, team, quarterfinals - won (187.5)
• 1912-07-06-13:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, round one - first (Q)
• 1912-07-07-16:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, quarterfinals - first (Q)
• 1912-07-08-09:00 - Fencing - Foil, individual, semifinals - fourth (21.75)
• 1912-07-09-15:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match four - won
• 1912-07-09-16:00? - Fencing - Épée, team, semifinals, match seven - won - qualified (400)
• 1912-07-11-09:00 - Fencing - Épée, individual, round one - fourth
• 1912 EP -6.39 FO 21.75

Bruce Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 3366

• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day one
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Military Rifle, team, day two - third (480)

Charles Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 4442

• 1908-07-22-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 11th (72)

Edward Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 4662

• 1908-07-30-15:45 - Rowing - Eights, semifinal, heat two - lost (780)

Gardner Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 222

• 1896-04-11-11:00 - Swimming - 100 m Freestyle - AC (839.5)
• 1896-04-11-13:00? - Swimming - 1200 m Freestyle - AC (1076)

Hilda Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 4058

• 1908-07-17-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day one
• 1908-07-18-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day two - 25th (0.113)

Percy Williams

B. 1908-05-19, Vancouber, BC, Canada; D. 1982-11-29
Track & Field (2 gold)

	1928	1932	HP
100 m	gold	SF:4th	6728
200 m	gold	-	6400
4x100 m Relay	sixth	fourth	560
			13688

Ralph Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 4953

• 1908-10-30-13:45 - Hockey - semifinal - lost (780)

Randy Williams

B. 1953-08-23 in Fresno, CA, USA
Athletics (1 gold, 1 silver)

	1972	1976	HP
Long Jump	gold	silver	15600
			15600

Robert Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 2221

• 1904-09-19-10:00? - Archery - Double American Round - men - second (3000)
• 1904-09-20-10:00? - Archery - Double York Round - men - second (3000)
• 1904-09-21-10:00? - Archery - Team Round - men - first (1200)

Serena Williams

B. 1981-09-26, Saginaw, MI, USA
Tennis (2 gold)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Singles			QF	717.5
Doubles	gold	-	gold	14400
				15117.5

Venus Williams

B. 1980-06-17, Lynwood, CA, USA
Tennis (3 gold)

	2000	2004	2008	HP
Singles	gold	R3	QF	9661.784
Doubles	gold	R1	gold	14400.765
				24062.549

W.A. Williams

Olympic Competitor nr 1878

• 1904-07-11-13:00? - Basketball - Match 4 - won
• 1904-07-11-16:00? - Basketball - Match 7 - won (*)
• 1904-07-12-13:00? - Basketball - Match 10 - lost - Final Rankings - second (1500)

(*) team rosters not certainly known

Anthony Williamsen

Olympic Competitor nr 1940

• 1904-08-02-14:20? - Cycling - Track - 1/2 mile - heat three - third (68.25)
• 1904-08-03-16:30? - Cycling - Track - 1/4 mile heat four - third (81)
• 1904-08-05-15:20? - Cycling - Track - 1 mile heat two - fourth (246)
• 1904-08-05-17:00? - Cycling - Track - 25 miles - DNF (615)

Sidney Willis

Olympic Competitor nr 3985

• 1908-07-16-16:30 - Swimming - 100 m Backstroke, round one - second, 5th time (45)

Andre Willms

B. 1972-09-18, Magdeburg, Germany
Rowing (2 gold, 1 bronze)

	1992	1996	2000	2004	HP
Double Fours	gold	gold	bronze	fifth	18405
					18405

Three of the four members (Andreas Hajek, Stephan Volkert and Andre Willms) of the winning crew in Barcelona returned to Atlanta to win again, but their third different partner let them down in Sydney. Willms and Volkert tried again in Athina, but with even less success.
(17280)

Helen Wills

USA
Tennis (2 gold)

	1924	HP
Women's Singles	gold	8000
Women's Doubles	gold	4800
		12800

Lauri Wilskman

Olympic Competitor nr 3915

• 1908-07-16-10:40? - Athletics (track & field) - Discus Throw, freestyle, qualifying, pool three - AC (2.402)
• 1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - 17th (4.5)
• 1908-07-21-12:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying, re-run - DNS

Arthur Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 4826

• 1908-10-26-15:15 - Rugby - final - lost (1500)

Charles Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 4197

• 1908-07-18-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, individual, round one - fourth
• 1908-07-21-16:00 - Fencing - Sabre, team, round one - lost (81)

Clement Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 5512

• 1912-07-06-13:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-06-15:45 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, semifinals - AC (0.240)
• 1912-07-08-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, round one - ran alone (Q)
• 1912-07-08-15:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 4x100 m Relay, semifinals - DQ (270)
• 1912-07-10-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (Q)
• 1912-07-10-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, semifinals - second (170)

Frank Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 1692

• 1900-10-28-15:00 - Rugby - match two - final classification - second (1640)

Harold Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 3453

• 1908-07-13-16:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, round one - first (Q)
• 1908-07-14-15:55 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, round one, heat one - first - team first (Q)
• 1908-07-14-17:20 - Athletics (track & field) - 1500 m, final - second (3000)
• 1908-07-15-11:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 3 miles Team, final - fifth - team first (1200)

Haswell Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 4367

• 1908-07-21-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - High Jump, qualifying - 12th (45)

Herbert Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 3172

• 1908-06-18-14:00? - Polo - match one - won (Q)
• 1908-06-21-14:00? - Polo - match two - won (2400)

John Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 5686

• 1912-07-07-02:00 - Cycling - Road - Road Race, Time Trial - 16th (8) - Team - fourth (400)

John Waterloo Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 3234

• 1908-07-08-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day one
• 1908-07-09-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day one
• 1908-07-09-16:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day two
• 1908-07-10-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, team, day two - fourth (240)
• 1908-07-11-14:00? - Shooting - Clay Pigeon, trap, day three - seventh (375)

Lillian Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 4059

• 1908-07-17-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day one
• 1908-07-18-11:00 - Archery - National Round (women), day two - eighth (288)

Ralph Wilson

Olympic Competitor nr 2335

• 1904-10-28-17:00? - Gymnastics - Club Swinging - third (1920)

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

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