Ernst Wetterstrand

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameErnst Fridolf•Wetterstrand
Used nameErnst•Wetterstrand
Born9 October 1887 in Vaxholm, Stockholm (SWE)
Died21 August 1971 (aged 83 years 10 months 12 days) in Bromma, Stockholm, Stockholm (SWE)
AffiliationsVaxholms RF, Vaxholm (SWE)
NOC Sweden

Biography

Ernst Wetterstrand rowed for Vaxholms RF in the coxed fours at the 1912 Olympics. In the first round they lost to the eventual gold medallists from the German Ludwigshafener Ruderverein and were eliminated.

Like his father and some of his brothers, Ernst Wetterstrand worked as a carpenter. In 1914, he married Frida Maria Öberg. They were parents of three children.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1912 Summer Olympics Rowing SWE Ernst Wetterstrand
Coxed Fours, Outriggers, Men (Olympic) Vaxholm Roddklubb 2 h6 r1/4