- Verner Weckman
Johan Verner Weckman (
July 26 ,1882 –February 22 ,1968 ) was a Finish sport wrestler who competed in the1906 Summer Olympics and in the1908 Summer Olympics .He was born in
Loviisa in a family of farmer. He tookAbitur inHelsinki 1902. Inspired by circus wrestlers Weckman started to practice Greco-Roman wrestling and won his first Finnish championship in 1904 againstVerner Järvinen . In 1905 Weckman went to Germany University of Karlsruhe and won the unofficial World championship in Duisburg in the same year.In 1906 he became the first Finnish Olympics winner against Austrian Rudolf Lindmayer, as he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman middleweight class as well as the silver medal in the overall competition.
Two years later he won the gold medal in the Greco-Roman light heavyweight event in London Olympics.
Weckman worked as engineer in Russia 1909–1917 and later in Suomen Kaapelitehdas Oy, where he served as long time executive director until 1955. Weckman was awarded the title of "
Vuorineuvos " for his long career in 1953. He died in Helsinki.External links
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=WECKMVER01 profile]
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