Victor Wetterström (27 August 1884 – 11 May 1956) was a Swedish curler who won a silver medal at the

1924 Winter Olympics The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Chamonix 1924 (), were a winter multi-sport event which was held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. Originally held in association with the 1924 Summer ...

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. 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

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. Wetterström worked in the shoe trading business, and had four daughters with his wife Maria.

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* 1884 births 1956 deaths Curlers from Stockholm Swedish male curlers Olympic curlers for Sweden Olympic silver medalists for Sweden Curlers at the 1924 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1924 Winter Olympics Swedish curling champions {{Sweden-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub