Victor Wetterström (27 August 1884 – 11 May 1956) was a Swedish curler who won a silver medal at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix. In 1944 he became the first recipient of the Medal of Merit of the Swedish Curling Association; he was also awarded the Polish Cross of Merit, the Austrian Red Cross Gold Medal and the Order of Vasa. Wetterström worked in the shoe trading business, and had four daughters with his wife Maria.[1]
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Born | 27 August 1884 Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
Died | 11 May 1956 (aged 71) Stockholm, Sweden | |||||||||||
Height | 170 cm (5 ft 7 in) | |||||||||||
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Sport | Curling | |||||||||||
Club | Amatörföreningens CK, Stockholm | |||||||||||
Medal record
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References
edit- ^ "Victor Wetterström". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020.
External links
edit- Victor Wetterström at World Curling
- Victor Wetterström at Olympedia
- Victor Wetterström at the Swedish Olympic Committee (in Swedish)