Henri Wernli (3 June 1898 – 3 June 1961) was a Swiss

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and Olympic medalist. Wernli won a gold medal at the 1924 Summer Olympics in

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, France."1924 Summer Olympics – Paris, France – Wrestling"
''databaseOlympics.com'' (Retrieved on 7 April 2008) Wernli also competed at the 1928 Summer Olympics in Amsterdam, Netherlands.

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* 1898 births 1961 deaths Swiss wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1924 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1928 Summer Olympics Swiss male sport wrestlers Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in wrestling Medalists at the 1924 Summer Olympics Sportspeople from Bern {{Switzerland-wrestling-bio-stub