Bert Gretzinger

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Bert M. Gretzinger [1] (born April 7, 1951) [2] is a Canadian curler. He was a member of the gold medal winning Canadian team at the 1994 World Men's Curling Championship. [3]

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He also won a bronze medal at the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where he lost to Kerry Burtnyk in the semifinal 7-5.

He was known for his ability to make big shots which overcame his inconsistency to some extent. He has played skip, third, and second at various points in his career.

Awards

Teams

SeasonSkipThirdSecondLeadAlternateEvents
1975–76 Bernie Sparkes Bert Gretzinger Al Cook Keiven Bauer Brier 1976 Bronze medal icon.svg
1988–89 Rick Folk Bert Gretzinger Rob Koffski Doug Smith Fred Trussell Brier 1989 Silver medal icon.svg
1992–93Rick Folk Pat Ryan Bert Gretzinger Gerry Richard Ron Steinhauer Brier 1993 Silver medal icon.svg
1993–94Rick FolkPat RyanBert GretzingerGerry RichardRon Steinhauer Brier 1994 Gold medal icon.svg
WCC 1994 Gold medal icon.svg
1994–95Rick FolkPat RyanBert GretzingerGerry RichardRon Steinhauer Brier 1995 (6th)
1996–97Rick FolkBert GretzingerGerry Richard Dave Stephenson
1998–99Bert Gretzinger Bob Ursel Mark Whittle Dave Mellof David Stephenson Brier 1999 (8th)
1999–00Bert GretzingerBob UrselMark WhittleDave Mellof
2000–01Bert GretzingerBob UrselMark WhittleDave Mellof
2001–02Bert GretzingerBob UrselMark WhittleDave Mellof Deane Horning 2001 COCT Bronze medal icon.svg
2005–06 Jim Cotter (fourth)Pat Ryan (skip) Kevin MacKenzie Rick Sawatsky Bert Gretzinger 2005 COCT (5th)
2005–06Bert Gretzinger Rob Koffski Brent Giles Doug Smith 2006 CSCC (4th)
2006–07Bert Gretzinger Kevin Folk Mark WhittleDave Mellof
2009–10Bert Gretzinger Bob Koffski Brent Giles Russell Koffski 2010 BC MCC (4th)

References

  1. 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
  2. "CurlingZone – Bert Gretzinger". curlingzone.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  3. "Bert Gretzinger". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
  4. "1994 Rick Folk Rink (M) - BC Sports Hall of Fame".