Victor Wetterström

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameVictor Emanuel•Wetterström
Used nameVictor•Wetterström
Born27 August 1884 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died11 May 1956 in Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Measurements170 cm
AffiliationsAmatörföreningens CK, Stockholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden
Medals OG
Gold 0
Silver 1
Bronze 0
Total 1

Biography

Victor Wetterström played second right-handed for the first Swedish curling team in the game against Great Britain at the first Winter Olympics, which the Swedes lost by 38-7. In 1944 he was the first to receive the Medal of Merit of the Swedish Curling Association. Wetterström worked in the shoe trading business. He received various decorations including the Polish Cross of Merit and the Austrian Red Cross Gold Medal and was a Knight of the Order of Vasa. With his wife Maria, he had four daughters.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1924 Winter Olympics Curling SWE Victor Wetterström
Curling, Men (Olympic) Sweden 2 Silver