Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | William•von Wirén |
Used name | William•von Wirén |
Born | 11 September 1894 in Suuresadama, Hiiumaa (EST) |
Died | 23 November 1956 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE) |
Affiliations | Estonian Sea Yacht Club |
NOC | Estonia |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1928 Summer Olympics | Sailing | EST | William von Wirén | |||
6 metres, Open (Olympic) | Tutti V | 3 | Bronze |
DOB and POB presiously given as 29 April 1894 in Kärdla, but this is not correct per Hiiumaa church books. He was born 29 August 1894 per Julian calender, which was the used by Russian Empire back then, in Suuresadama, which is approximately 10 km from Kärdla. Per Gregorian calender it is 11 September 1894.