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Gert Michael Weil Wiesenborn (born January 3, 1960 in Puerto Montt) is a retired
Chile Chile, officially the Republic of Chile, is a country in the western part of South America. It is the southernmost country in the world, and the closest to Antarctica, occupying a long and narrow strip of land between the Andes to the east a ...
an shot putter of German ancestry, who dominated the sport on the South American scene during the 1980s and early 1990s. His best performance at a global event was a sixth place at the 1988 Olympic Games. His personal best was 20.90, achieved in
Wirges Wirges () is a town in the Westerwaldkreis in Rhineland-Palatinate, Germany. Geography Wirges lies in a high hollow in the further Westerwald between Köppel and Malberg, roughly 5 km northwest of Montabaur and 20 km northeast of Kobl ...
1986. Weil is married to Colombian Olympic medalist
Ximena Restrepo Ximena Restrepo Gaviria (born March 10, 1969 in Medellín) is a former Colombian nationalized Chilean sprinter who specialised in the 400 metres. With the time of 49.64 seconds she won a bronze medal in 400 metres at the 1992 Olympic Games, ...
. Their daughter, Martina Weil, is a track and field athlete at the
University of Tennessee The University of Tennessee (officially The University of Tennessee, Knoxville; or UT Knoxville; UTK; or UT) is a public land-grant research university in Knoxville, Tennessee. Founded in 1794, two years before Tennessee became the 16th state ...
after winning the 400 meters in the South American U23 championships and setting a Chilean national record in the event.


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* * 1960 births Living people People from Puerto Montt Chilean male shot putters Chilean male hammer throwers Chilean male discus throwers Olympic athletes of Chile Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1988 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1992 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1996 Summer Olympics Pan American Games gold medalists for Chile Pan American Games medalists in athletics (track and field) Athletes (track and field) at the 1979 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1983 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1987 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1991 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1995 Pan American Games World Athletics Championships athletes for Chile Chilean people of German descent South American Games gold medalists for Chile South American Games silver medalists for Chile South American Games bronze medalists for Chile South American Games medalists in athletics Competitors at the 1982 Southern Cross Games Competitors at the 1990 South American Games Competitors at the 1994 South American Games Medalists at the 1983 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1987 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1991 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1995 Pan American Games Chilean sports coaches Athletics (track and field) coaches 21st-century Chilean people {{Chile-athletics-bio-stub