Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Ernest•Weber |
Used name | Ernest•Weber |
Born | 29 February 1908 in ? (GER) |
Died | 13 May 1950 in New York, New York (USA) |
Measurements | 173 cm / 72 kg |
Affiliations | German-American AC, Queens, New York (USA) |
NOC | United States |
Ernest Weber won six AAU walk titles in 1946-48, including the 12-mile in both 1946-47. Weber was born in Germany but came to the US as a youth. He competed for the German-American AC. Weber was only naturalized as a US citizen in July 1948, shortly before the London Olympics. He died from a kidney disease.
Personal Best: 10kmW – 50:39 (1948).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1948 Summer Olympics | Athletics | USA | Ernest Weber | |||
10 kilometres Race Walk, Men (Olympic) | AC h1 r1/2 |