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Full name | Gert Michael Weil Wiesenborn | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | Puerto Montt, Los Lagos | January 3, 1960|||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.97 m (6 ft 6 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 122 kg (269 lb) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Now coaching | Marco Antonio Verni | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Gert Michael Weil Wiesenborn (born January 3, 1960, in Puerto Montt) is a retired Chilean shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s.
His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games. His personal best was 20.90, achieved in Wirges 1986.
Weil is married to Colombian Olympic medalist Ximena Restrepo. Their daughter, Martina Weil, is also an accomplished track and field athlete. [1]
Denmark competed at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. 66 competitors, 56 men and 10 women, took part in 40 events in 15 sports, winning a total number of three medals.
Gert Fridolf Fredriksson was a Swedish sprint canoeist. Competing in four Summer Olympics, he won eight medals including six golds, one silver, and one bronze. At the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, Fredriksson was head coach of the Swedish team.
Ximena Restrepo Gaviria is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres.
Chile competed at the 1984 Summer Olympics in Los Angeles, United States. The nation returned to the Summer Games after participating in the American-led boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympics. 52 competitors, 50 men and 2 women, took part in 25 events in 8 sports.
Chile competed at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta, United States. 21 competitors, 16 men and 5 women, took part in 18 events in 10 sports.
Chile competed at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. Twelve competitors, nine men and three women, took part in twelve events in seven sports.
Gert-Dietmar Klause is a former East German cross-country skier who competed at three Olympic Games from 1968 to 1976. He won a silver medal in the 50 km at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
Austria competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta, Canada.
Gert Arne Blomé was a Swedish ice hockey player. He competed at the 1960 and 1964 Olympics and finished in fifth and second place, respectively. At the world championships he won one gold (1962), two silver and two bronze medals. He was a European champion in 1962, finished second in 1958, 1963, 1964 and 1967 and third in 1959–1961 and 1965.
Gert Thys is a male long-distance runner from South Africa, who represented his native country in the marathon at the 1996 and 2004 Summer Olympics. Thys is a former African record holder in the marathon, and is the current holder of the South African record with his best of 2:06:33 from the 1999 Tokyo International Marathon, which was also the course record for that race.
The men's shot put was an event at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. There were 26 participating athletes from 18 nations. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event took place on 31 July 1992. The event was won by Mike Stulce of the United States, the nation's first victory in the men's shot put since 1968. His countryman Jim Doehring took silver. Vyacheslav Lykho of the Unified Team earned bronze, the first medal for a Soviet or former Soviet athlete in the event since 1980.
The men's shot put event at the 1988 Summer Olympics in Seoul, South Korea had an entry list of 21 competitors from 17 nations, with two qualifying groups before the final (12) took place on Friday September 23, 1988. The maximum number of athletes per nation had been set at 3 since the 1930 Olympic Congress. The event was won by Ulf Timmermann of East Germany, the nation's second victory in the men's shot put. Randy Barnes of the United States took silver, the second straight Games that an American finished second. Werner Günthör earned Switzerland's first medal in the event, a bronze.
Hans-Henrik Ørsted is a Danish former professional track cyclist and multi-medalist in the Olympics and World Championships at pursuit. He raced in many indoor Six-day racing events in Europe.
Gert Jan Lebbink is a Dutch sprint canoer who competed in the early to mid-1980s. He won a silver in the K-2 10000 m event at the 1982 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships in Belgrade.
Gerhardus Cornelius Potgieter is a retired South African Track and field athletics competitor, primarily known for the 400-metre and 440-yard hurdles. His innovation was to run 14 steps between the hurdles. For perspective, 1980's legend Edwin Moses' innovation was to run 13 steps. Former world record holder Kevin Young was able to achieve 12 steps between some hurdles.
Gert Metz was a German sprinter who competed at the 1968 Summer Olympics in the 100 meters, 200 meters, and 4x100 meter relay.
Albert Paul Moïse Weil was a French sailor. He was won the Silver medal helming his boat Rose Pompon along with its crew Robert Monier and Félix Picon in Sailing at the 1920 Summer Olympics – 6.5 Metre race.
Gert Jakobs is a Dutch former racing cyclist. He rode in ten Grand Tours between 1986 and 1993. He also competed in the team time trial event at the 1984 Summer Olympics. Jakobs has admitted to have used EPO during his career. EPO was not yet on the doping list in 1989, so he did not violate the doping rules with it.
Events from the year 2006 in Sweden
Gert de Groot is a Dutch water polo player. He competed in the men's tournament at the 1996 Summer Olympics.