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Robert Steckle

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Robert "Bob" Steckle
Weight191 lb (87 kg)
Born (1930-08-21) August 21, 1930 (age 94)
Kitchener, Ontario
High schoolKitchener Collegiate Institute
CollegeUniversity of Guelph
Olympic teamCanada
StatusRetired
Robert Steckle
Medal record
Men's wrestling
Representing  Canada
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Light Heavyweight
Bronze medal – third place 1958 Cardiff Light Heavyweight
Pan American Games
Silver medal – second place 1963 São Paulo 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[2] of the 1956 Summer Olympic Games in Melbourne, Australia, 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]

Canadian Freestyle champion 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1963.[6] Canadian Greco-Roman champion 1952, 1956, 1960.[6]

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. ^ "Melbourne 1956 Olympic Games - Official Olympic Film | Olympic History". Olympic Channel. YouTube. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  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. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2016-06-21.
  5. ^ http://image.aausports.org/sports/wrestling/results/past_results/greco_roman.pdf
  6. ^ a b c "Hall of Fame ; Canadian Olympic Style Wrestling ; Wrestling Canada Lutte". wrestling.ca. Retrieved 2020-05-05.
  7. ^ http://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85
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