Nelly Wies-Weyrich

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexFemale
Full nameNelly•Wies-Weyrich
Used nameNelly•Wies-Weyrich
Born10 May 1933 in Luxembourg, Luxembourg (LUX)
Died5 July 2019 (aged 86 years 1 month 26 days)
Measurements173 cm
AffiliationsFlèche d'Or Luxembourg, (LUX)
NOC Luxembourg

Biography

Nelly Wies-Weyrich was 30-years-old when she took up archery at the Flèche d’Or sports club in Luxembourg, with her later becoming an eight-time national champion. In 1972 Luxembourg sent a delegation of 11 athletes to the München Olympics, with Wies-Weyrich being the only woman on the team. She finished 24th out of 40 in the individual recurve event, scoring 2,252 points. That same year she was also named as the sportswoman of the year in Luxembourg.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1972 Summer Olympics Archery LUX Nelly Wies-Weyrich
Individual, Recurve, Women (Olympic) 24