Wilf Wedmann (April 17, 1948 – November 2021) was a Canadian

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er, who represented his native country at the

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. A resident of Gloucester, British Columbia, he claimed the silver medal in the men's high jump event at the

1971 Pan American Games The 1971 Pan American Games, officially known as the VI Pan American Games () and commonly known as Cali 1971, were held in Cali, Colombia, from 30 July to 13 August 1971. (One source dates the Games from July 25 to August 8.) A total of 2,935 ...

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. Wedmann died in November 2021, at the age of 73.SFU’s first Olympian & Rhodes Scholar, former AD Wilf Wedmann remembered
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1948 births 2021 deaths Place of birth missing Canadian male high jumpers Athletes (track and field) at the 1967 Pan American Games Athletes (track and field) at the 1968 Summer Olympics Athletes (track and field) at the 1971 Pan American Games Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Medalists at the 1971 Pan American Games 20th-century Canadian sportsmen 21st-century Canadian sportsmen Simon Fraser Red Leafs men's track and field athletes Simon Fraser University alumni Canadian Track and Field Championships winners {{Canada-highjump-athletics-bio-stub