Paul Wiesner

Paul Wiesner

Personal information
Nationality	Swiss
Born	9 October 1855
Died	1 October 1930 (aged 74) Berlin, Germany
Sailing career
Class(es)	1 — 2 ton
Club	Berliner Yacht-Club
Medal record Sailing Representing Germany Olympic Games 1900 Paris Open class Disqualified 1900 Paris 0.5 to 1 ton 1st race 1900 Paris 1 to 2 ton 2nd race
Updated on 8 May 2015.

Paul Wiesner (9 October 1855 – 1 October 1930) was a German sailor who competed in the 1900 Summer Olympics.^[1]

He was the helmsman of the German boat Aschenbrödel, which won the gold medal in the second race of 1 – 2 ton class and silver medal in the open class. He also participated in the ½—1 ton class, but his boat Aschenbrödel weighed in at 1.041 tons instead of less than a 1 ton, and he was disqualified.

Further reading

• Exposition Universelle Internationale de 1900, Concours D'Exercices Physiques et de Sports (PDF) (in French). Imprimerie Nationale. 1901. Retrieved 2014-02-08.

References

1. "Paul Wiesner Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympic Sports. Retrieved 2014-02-08.