Robert Steckle

Robert "Bob" Steckle
Weight 191 lbs (87 kg)
Born (1930-08-21) August 21, 1930
Kitchener, Ontario
Olympic team Canada
Status Retired
Robert Steckle
Medal record
Representing  Canada
Men's wrestling
Commonwealth Games
1954 Vancouver Light Heavyweight
1958 Cardiff, Wales Light Heavyweight
Pan American Games
1963 São Paulo, Brazil Light Heavyweight

Robert John "Bob" Steckle (born August 21, 1930 in Kitchener, Ontario) is a former Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler from Canada, who competed in three consecutive summer Olympic Games, starting in 1952.[1] He carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia,[2] the only Canadian wrestler ever to do so.

Silver 1954 Commonwealth games (light heavyweight 87 kg) Bronze 1958 Commonwealth games (light heavyweight 87 kg) [3]

Silver 1963 Pan-Am games (87 kg) [4]

1955 and 1957 AAU Greco-Roman National Champion (191 lbs) [5]

Nine time Canadian Freestyle championship between the years of 1951 and 1963, and three time Canadian Greco-Roman champion.

He was inducted as an Athlete into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1983,[6] and into the University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame in 1984 for his contributions to Gryphon football as the 1951 Wildman Trophy recipient [7] in addition to his numerous accomplishments in wrestling.

References

  1. ↑ "About | Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling | Wrestling Canada Lutte". wrestling.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  2. ↑ "404 - TSN". tsn.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  3. ↑ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  4. ↑ "Bob Steckle Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ↑ http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/greco_roman.pdf
  6. ↑ "Hall of Fame | Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling | Wrestling Canada Lutte". wrestling.ca. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  7. ↑ http://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85


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