Stephanie Berto

Stephanie Berto

Personal information
Nationality	Canadian
Born	March 13, 1953 Vancouver, Canada
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	West Vancouver
Medal record Women's athletics Representing   Canada British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games 1971 Cali 200 metres 1971 Cali 100 metres Pacific Conference Games 1969 Tokyo 4 x 100 m relay 1969 Tokyo 100 meters

Stephanie Berto (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete.

Biography

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she represented Canada in the women's 100 metres and 4 × 100 m relay, while becoming the youngest member of the Olympic team at age 15. ^[1] At 16, she captured a bronze medal in 100 meters and a silver medal in the 4 x 100 meter relay at the 1969 Pacific Conference Games in Tokyo, Japan. ^[2]

Berto won a bronze medal at the 1970 British Commonwealth Games in Edinburgh, Scotland, as a member of the 4 x 100 meter relay team. ^[3]

Berto won a 100/200 metres sprint double at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in 1971. ^[4] She also won both British WAAA Championships sprint events at the 1971 WAAA Championships. ^{[5] [6] [7]}

Berto claimed the gold medal in the women's 200 metres event at the 1971 Pan American Games in Cali, Colombia, and silver in the 100 metres. ^[8]

National titles

• Canadian Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 1971
  • 200 m: 1971

See also

• List of 100 metres national champions (women)

References

1. "athletes". Canadian Olympic Committee.
2. "Pacific Conference Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
3. "Stephanie Berto". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
4. "Canadian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
5. "Women's AAA Results" . Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 July 1971. Retrieved 6 March 2025– via British Newspaper Archive.
6. "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
7. "WAAA Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-11.
8. "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved 2018-04-11.