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]
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.
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
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1975–76 | Bernie Sparkes | Bert Gretzinger | Al Cook | Keiven Bauer | Brier 1976 | |
1988–89 | Rick Folk | Bert Gretzinger | Rob Koffski | Doug Smith | Fred Trussell | Brier 1989 |
1992–93 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1993 |
1993–94 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1994 WCC 1994 |
1994–95 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1995 (6th) |
1996–97 | Rick Folk | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Dave Stephenson | ||
1998–99 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | David Stephenson | Brier 1999 (8th) |
1999–00 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2000–01 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2001–02 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | Deane Horning | 2001 COCT |
2005–06 | Jim Cotter (fourth) | Pat Ryan (skip) | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky | Bert Gretzinger | 2005 COCT (5th) |
2005–06 | Bert Gretzinger | Rob Koffski | Brent Giles | Doug Smith | 2006 CSCC (4th) | |
2006–07 | Bert Gretzinger | Kevin Folk | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2009–10 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Koffski | Brent Giles | Russell Koffski | 2010 BC MCC (4th) |
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