Athlete details: Vesely (Wessely) Ludwig
Year of Birth 1903
Weight 85 kg
Height 1.86 m
Club WAC
Trainer Ludwig Mang
Ludwig Vesely was the first Worldclass Austrian Decathete. In 1930 he ranked place 3 in the Decathlon Worldlist. Also in 1925 (6), 1928 (9), 1929 (7) and 1931 (10) he was ranked under the top 10.

Vesely started his sport carrier as soccer player for the WAC. In 1923 he started athletics training under coach Mang.

At the Olympic Games 1928 he placed 7th in the Decathlon. In 1932 he sufferd Pleuritis and could not compete at Olympic Games.

His Austrian Decathlon Record from 1931 remaind until 1958, this one from Vienna until 1969 ! He won 20 national titles, and set 14 Austrian Records. He retired from Decathlon in 1934 but competed until WWII in open events.

He died on 31 July 1986 with the age of 83.
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Athlete history | Personal best Saison best | Successes
Effort performance | Competitions
Personal best
Discipline Specification Effort Wind Indoor Date Location
100 Meter 11.2 h + 0,0 No 1927-09-25 Wien
200 Meter 23.9 h + 0,0 No 1925-05-01 Wien
400 Meter 51.4 h No 1928-08-25 Wien
1500 Meter 04:39,5 h No 1926-07-11 Köln/GER
110 Meter Hurdles 106,7cm/9,14m 15.2 h + 0,0 No 1931-08-30 Wien
400 Meter Hurdles 91,4cm 58.3 h No 1925-09-12 Wien
High Jump 1.70 No 1927-05-01 Wien
Pole Vault 3.50 No 1930-06-29 Breslau/POL
Long Jump 7.06 + 0,0 No 1928-08-25 Wien
Shot Put 7,26kg 13.92 No 1933-05-28 Wien
Discus Throw 2,00kg 42.21 No 1930-09-15 Wien
Javelin 800g (1985) 56.65 No 1930-09-21 Wien
Pentathlon 1985 2980 No 1924-09-08 Graz
5.80/+0.0 43.17 24.0 h/+0.0 37.10 04:41,6 h
Decathlon 1985 6464 No 1931-08-29 - 1931-08-30 Wien
11.4 h/+0.0 6.53/+0.0 13.40 1.68 52.3 h 15.2 h/+0.0 39.70 3.30 51.20 04:49,90

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