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Nils Gustaf Weidel, né Johnsson (7 March 1890 – 11 December 1959) was a Swedish diplomat and gymnast who competed in the 1908 Summer Olympics.[1]

Gustaf Weidel
Gustaf Weidel during his time as a student at Lund University.
Born
Nils Gustaf Johnsson

(1890-03-07)7 March 1890
Malmö, Sweden
Died11 December 1959(1959-12-11) (aged 69)
Washington, D.C., USA
NationalitySwedish
OccupationDiplomat
Olympic medal record
Men's Gymnastics
1908 London Gymnastics team

Career


Gustaf Weidel was born as Gustaf Johnsson in Malmö, Sweden as the son of a local police chief inspector.[2] As a youngster Weidel was a gymnast and was part of the Swedish team at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, which was able to win the gold medal in the gymnastics men's team event.[3] He was enrolled as a student at Lund University in 1909, becoming a Bachelor of Arts in 1910 and a Candidate of Law in 1914.[4][page needed] It was during his time at the university that he changed his last name to Weidel.[3]

In 1921 Weidel became employed by the Swedish Ministry for Foreign Affairs as an acting vice consul. He was commercial attaché and commercial counsellor in Washington, D.C. from 1922 to 1933. He was then consul general in New York City from 1933 to 1935 and Sweden's envoy in Rio de Janeiro from 1936 to 1943 and in Lisbon from 1943 to 1951. Weidel was envoy in Cairo, also accredited to Beirut and Damascus, from 1951 to 1955.[5]


Personal life


Gustaf Weidel was from 1921 married to Louisa Pape.[5] He died in Washington, D.C.[3]


Awards and decorations



References


  1. "Gustaf Weidel". Olympedia. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  2. Malmö nation vid universitetet i Lund 1905-1913: porträtt och biografiska uppgifter (in Swedish). Malmö. 1913. p. 60. SELIBR 2203931.
  3. "Gustaf Johnsson" (in Swedish). Swedish Olympic Committee. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
  4. Lunds universitets katalog (in Swedish). Lund: Akademiska föreningen. 1914. SELIBR 895247.
  5. Burling, Ingeborg, ed. (1956). Vem är det: svensk biografisk handbok. 1957 [Who is it: Swedish biographical handbook. 1957] (in Swedish). Stockholm: Norstedt. p. 1020.
  6. Kungl. Hovstaterna: Kungl. Maj:ts Ordens arkiv, Matriklar (D 1), vol. 12 (1950–1959), p. 118, digital imageing.
  7. Sveriges statskalender för året 1955 (in Swedish). Stockholm: Fritzes offentliga publikationer. 1955. p. 308.


Diplomatic posts
Preceded by
Olof Lamm
 Consul General of Sweden to New York City
1933–1935		 Succeeded by
Martin Kastengren
Preceded by
Johan Paues
 Envoy of Sweden to Brazil
1936–1943		 Succeeded by
Ragnar Kumlin
Preceded by
Johan Beck–Friis
 Envoy of Sweden to Portugal
1943–1951		 Succeeded by
Jan Stenström
as Chargé d'affaires
Preceded by
Widar Bagge
 Envoy of Sweden to Egypt
1951–1955		 Succeeded by
Brynolf Eng
Preceded by
Widar Bagge
 Envoy of Sweden to Lebanon
1951–1955		 Succeeded by
Brynolf Eng
Preceded by
Widar Bagge
 Envoy of Sweden to Syria
1951–1955		 Succeeded by
Brynolf Eng

На других языках

- [en] Gustaf Weidel

[fr] Gustaf Johnsson

Gustaf Johnsson, né le 7 mars 1890 à Malmö et mort le 11 décembre 1959 à Washington, est un gymnaste artistique et diplomate suédois.

[it] Gustaf Johnsson

Nils Gustaf Weidel, nato Johnsson (Malmö, 7 marzo 1890 – Washington, 11 dicembre 1959), è stato un ginnasta e diplomatico svedese.

[ru] Юнссон, Густав (гимнаст)

Харальд Густав Юнссон (швед. Harald Gustaf Johnsson; 7 марта 1890 (1890-03-07), Мальмё, Швеция — 11 декабря 1959, Вашингтон, США) — шведский гимнаст, чемпион летних Олимпийских игр 1908.


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