Gordon Bertie

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Gordon Bertie
Kiyomi Kato vs Gordon Bertie 1972.jpg
Bertie (right) vs. Kato at the 1972 Olympics
Personal information
Born (1948-08-20) 20 August 1948 (age 75)
Saint-Gabriel-de-Brandon, Quebec, Canada [1]
Height165 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight52 kg (115 lb)
Sport
Sport Freestyle wrestling
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Wrestling Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1974 Istanbul -48 kg
Commonwealth Games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1974 Christchurch -52 kg

Gordon Bertie (born 20 August 1948) is a Canadian retired flyweight freestyle wrestler who won the world cup in 1975, and placed second in 1976. Earlier in 1974 he won a silver medal at the British Commonwealth Games and a bronze at the world championships. Bertie competed at the 1972 and 1976 Summer Olympics and placed sixth in 1972. [1] At the Pan American Games he finished fourth in 1975 and fifth in 1971. [2]

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References

  1. 1 2 "Gordon Bertie". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 8 November 2012. Retrieved 18 June 2012.
  2. Bertie, Gordon (CAN). iat.uni-leipzig.de