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|birth_place= [[Kitchener, |
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'''Robert John |
'''Robert John Steckle''' (August 21, 1930 – September 25, 2022)<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.vallartadaily.com/obituary-robert-bob-john-steckle/?amp=1 | title=Obituary: Robert "Bob" John Steckle | date=28 September 2022 }}</ref> was a [[Greco-Roman wrestling|Greco-Roman]] and [[Freestyle wrestling|freestyle]] [[wrestler]] from Canada who competed in three consecutive summer [[Olympic Games]], starting in 1952.<ref name="wrestling">{{cite web|url=http://www.wrestling.ca/about/olympians.php|title=About | Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling | Wrestling Canada Lutte|publisher=wrestling.ca|accessdate=2016-06-21|archive-date=2013-08-18|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130818225915/http://www.wrestling.ca/about/olympians.php|url-status=dead}}</ref> He carried the Canadian flag at the [[List of flag bearers for Canada at the Olympics|opening ceremonies]]<ref>{{cite web |title=Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games - Official Olympic Film {{!}} Olympic History |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EDA5BvvtDsM |website=Olympic Channel |publisher=YouTube |accessdate=11 May 2019}}</ref> of the [[1956 Summer Olympic Games]] in [[Melbourne]], Australia, the only Canadian wrestler ever to do so. He was born in [[Kitchener, Ontario]]. |
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Steckle won silver at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg) and bronze at the 1958 Empire Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg).<ref name="gbrathletics">{{cite web|url=http://www.gbrathletics.com/commonwealth/wrestle.htm|title=Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling|publisher=gbrathletics.com|accessdate=2016-06-21}}</ref> He took silver at the 1963 Pan-American Games (87 kg).<ref name="sports-reference">{{cite web|url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/bob-steckle-1.html|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417232505/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/st/bob-steckle-1.html|url-status=dead|archive-date=2020-04-17|title=Bob Steckle Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com|publisher=sports-reference.com|accessdate=2016-06-21}}</ref> |
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Steckle was the 1955 and 1957 AAU Greco-Roman National Champion (191 lbs),<ref>http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/greco_roman.pdf {{Bare URL PDF|date=March 2022}}</ref> as well as the Canadian Freestyle champion in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1963, and Greco-Roman champion in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was inducted as an Athlete into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1983,<ref name="wrestling2">{{cite web|url=https://wrestling.ca/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame ; Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling ; Wrestling Canada Lutte|publisher=wrestling.ca|accessdate=2020-05-05}}</ref> and into the University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame in 1984 for his contributions to Gryphon football as the 1951 Wildman Trophy recipient<ref>http://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> in addition to his accomplishments in wrestling. |
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as well as the Canadian Freestyle champion in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1963, and Greco-Roman champion in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was inducted as an Athlete into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1983,<ref name="wrestling2">{{cite web|url=https://wrestling.ca/hall-of-fame/|title=Hall of Fame ; Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling ; Wrestling Canada Lutte|publisher=wrestling.ca|accessdate=2020-05-05}}</ref> and into the University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame in 1984 for his contributions to Gryphon football as the 1951 Wildman Trophy recipient<ref>http://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85 {{Dead link|date=February 2022}}</ref> in addition to his accomplishments in wrestling. |
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Robert Steckle | |
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Weight | 191 lb (87 kg) |
Born | Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | August 21, 1930
Died | September 25, 2022 Kitchener, Ontario, Canada | (aged 92)
High school | Kitchener Collegiate Institute |
College | University of Guelph |
Olympic team | Canada |
Status | Retired |
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Men's wrestling | ||
Representing ![]() | ||
British Empire and Commonwealth Games | ||
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1954 Vancouver | Light Heavyweight |
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1958 Cardiff | Light Heavyweight |
Pan American Games | ||
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1963 São Paulo | Light Heavyweight |
Robert John Steckle (August 21, 1930 – September 25, 2022)[1] was a Greco-Roman and freestyle wrestler from Canada who competed in three consecutive summer Olympic Games, starting in 1952.[2] He carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies[3] of the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, the only Canadian wrestler ever to do so. He was born in Kitchener, Ontario.
Steckle won silver at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg) and bronze at the 1958 Empire Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg).[4] He took silver at the 1963 Pan-American Games (87 kg).[5]
Steckle was the 1955 and 1957 AAU Greco-Roman National Champion (191 lbs),[6] as well as the Canadian Freestyle champion in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1963, and Greco-Roman champion in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was inducted as an Athlete into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1983,[7] and into the University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame in 1984 for his contributions to Gryphon football as the 1951 Wildman Trophy recipient[8] in addition to his accomplishments in wrestling.
References
[edit]- ^ "Obituary: Robert "Bob" John Steckle". 28 September 2022.
- ^ "About | Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling | Wrestling Canada Lutte". wrestling.ca. Archived from the original on 2013-08-18. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games - Official Olympic Film | Olympic History". Olympic Channel. YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
- ^ "Commonwealth Games Medallists - Wrestling". gbrathletics.com. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ "Bob Steckle Bio, Stats, and Results | Olympics at Sports-Reference.com". sports-reference.com. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
- ^ http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/greco_roman.pdf [bare URL PDF]
- ^ "Hall of Fame ; Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling ; Wrestling Canada Lutte". wrestling.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
- ^ http://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85 [dead link]
- 1930 births
- 2022 deaths
- Canadian male sport wrestlers
- Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics
- Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics
- Olympic wrestlers for Canada
- Wrestlers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada
- Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada
- Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario
- Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling
- Pan American Games medalists in wrestling
- Players of Canadian football from Ontario
- Guelph Gryphons football players
- Wrestlers at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games
- Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games
- Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games