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Verner Weckman

Full name: Johan Verner Weckman
Gender: Male
Height: 5'10" (178 cm)
Weight: 85-90 kg
Born: July 26, 1882 in Loviisa, Itä-Uusimaa, Finland
Died: February 22, 1968 in Helsinki, Uusimaa, Finland
Affiliations: Germania Karlsruhe, Karlsruhe (GER)
Country: FIN Finland
Sport: Wrestling

Medals: 2 Gold, 1 Silver (3 Total)

Biography

Verner Weckman had the following finishes at major championships – 1905 Unofficial World Championship: Unlimited Greco-Roman (1st).

Results

Games Age City Sport Event Team NOC Rank Medal
1906 Summer 23 Athina Wrestling Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN 1 Gold
1906 Summer 23 Athina Wrestling Men's All-Around, Greco-Roman Finland FIN 2 Silver
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman Finland FIN 1 Gold

Men's Middleweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result

Men's Light-Heavyweight, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Finland FIN Final Round Match 1/2 1 1908-07-22 Weckman (FIN) 2-1 (fall by (4:22)/fall (5:07)/fall (16:10)), Saarela (FIN)
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Finland FIN Semi-Finals Match #2 1 1908-07-22 Weckman (FIN) fall (5:35), Payr (HUN)
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Finland FIN Quarter-Finals Match #1 1 1908-07-22 Weckman (FIN) fall (4:10), Larsson (SWE)
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Finland FIN Round Two Match #2 1 1908-07-22 Weckman (FIN) fall (1:53), West (GBR)
1908 Summer 25 London Wrestling Finland FIN Round One Match #4 AC 1908-07-22 Weckman (FIN)

Men's All-Around, Greco-Roman

Event History
Games Age City Sport Team NOC Phase Unit Rank Date Result