Full name: William Bernard Seiling
Gender: Male
Born: May 28, 1864 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Died: January 5, 1951 in St. Louis, Missouri, United States
Affiliations: Southwest Turnverein, St. Louis (USA)
Country: United States
Sport: Tug-Of-War
Medals: 1 Silver (1 Total)
William Seiling was a member of the #1 team from the St. Louis Southwest Tumverein that won the silver medals in the 1904 tug-of-war event. He was well known as a local strongman and from 1895 to 1905 he was undefeated in local beer barrell lifting contests. He later opened a successful furniture store in St. Louis. [Henry Seiling] competed for the Milwaukee AC in the 1904 tug-of-war, but there does not appear to be any relationship. |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Event | Team | NOC | Rank | Medal | |
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1904 Summer | 40 | St. Louis | Tug-Of-War | Men's Tug-Of-War | St. Louis Southwest Turnverein #1-2 | USA | 2 | Silver |
Games | Age | City | Sport | Team | NOC | Phase | Unit | Rank | Date | Result |
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1904 Summer | 40 | St. Louis | Tug-Of-War | St. Louis Southwest Turnverein #1-2 | USA | Round One | Match #2 | 1 | 1904-08-31 | Upshaw (USA) , Seiling (USA) , Rose (USA) , Rodenberg (USA) , Braun (USA) , Metalos (GRE) , Kakousis (GRE) , Georgopoulos (GRE) , Georgantas (GRE) , Dimitrakopoulos (GRE) |
1904 Summer | 40 | St. Louis | Tug-Of-War | St. Louis Southwest Turnverein #1-2 | USA | Semi-Finals | Match #1 | 2 | 1904-08-31 | Seiling (USA) , Olson (USA) , Magnusson (USA) , Johnson (USA) , Flanagan (USA) , Upshaw (USA) , Seiling (USA) , Rose (USA) , Rodenberg (USA) , Braun (USA) |
1904 Summer | 40 | St. Louis | Tug-Of-War | St. Louis Southwest Turnverein #1-2 | USA | Classification Round 2-3 | Match #1 | 1 | 1904-09-01 | Upshaw (USA) , Seiling (USA) , Rose (USA) , Rodenberg (USA) , Braun (USA) , Thias (USA) , Jacobs (USA) , Haberkorn (USA) , Friede (USA) , Kugler (GER) |
1904 Summer | 40 | St. Louis | Tug-Of-War | St. Louis Southwest Turnverein #1-2 | USA | Classification Round 2-3 | Match #2 | 1 | 1904-09-01 | Upshaw (USA) , Seiling (USA) , Rose (USA) , Rodenberg (USA) , Braun (USA) , Mitchel (USA) , Jones (USA) , Feuerbach (USA) , Dieges (USA) , Chadwick (USA) |