Hermann Weiland
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Hermann Weiland |
| Nationality | German, Croatian |
| Born | 16 December 1949 Mannheim, Germany. |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Equestrian |
Hermann Weiland (born 16 November 1949) is a German, Guamanian, and Croatian equestrian and architect. Born in Mannheim, he had initially placed 18th at the 1987 German Championships. As he had a low chance to compete for Germany, he switched his sporting nationality to Guam. He then switched his nationality to compete for Croatia.
Weiland competed for Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the first Croatian delegation to compete at a games, though he marched with Guam during the opening ceremony. He competed in the individual show jumping event and placed 72nd. He also competed at the 1993 and 1995 European Show Jumping Championships. Outside of sport, he designed golf courses and founded one.
Biography
[edit]Hermann Weiland was born on 16 November 1949 in Mannheim, Germany. Weiland competed at the 1987 German Championships held in Mannheim, where he placed 18th. Upon realizing he had a low chance to compete for the German team, he initially competed for Guam. As he had to live in Guam for one and a half years, he instead switched his sporting nationality to Croatia.[1][2]
He competed for Croatia at the 1992 Summer Olympics, the first Croatian delegation to compete at any edition of the games.[3] Though, he marched with the delegation for Guam at the games' opening ceremony, wearing a grass skirt and the Guam uniform.[1] He competed in the qualifying rounds for the individual show jumping event from 4 to 7 August. There, he had amassed a total of 52.00 points and placed equal 72nd out of the 87 competitors that competed in the event. Weiland would not advance to the final.[4] After the games, he had competed at the 1993 European Show Jumping Championships in Gijón, Spain, and the 1995 European Show Jumping Championships in St. Gallen, Switzerland, on behalf of Croatia.[1]
Outside of sport, Weiland was a practicing landscape architect and worked in horticulture construction. In Germany, he often designed golf courses and founded the Weiland Golf Courses in 1996.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d "Hermann Weiland". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 12 April 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ Ammann, Max E. (13 October 2021). "Reiten für zwei Länder" [Riding for two countries] (PDF). PferdeWoche (in German). Archived (PDF) from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Hrvatska olimpijska delegacija Barcelona 1992" [Croatian Olympic delegation, Barcelona 1992.]. Croatian Olympic Committee (in Croatian). Archived from the original on 25 June 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.
- ^ "Individual, Open". Olympedia. Archived from the original on 23 May 2025. Retrieved 25 June 2025.