Stephanie Berto (born March 13, 1953) is a Canadian retired track and field athlete.[1]
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| Born | March 13, 1953 (age 73) Vancouver, Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 161 cm (5 ft 3 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 55 kg (121 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Sprints | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | West Vancouver | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Biography
editAt 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.[2] 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.[3]
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.[4]
Berto won a 100/200 metres sprint double at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in 1971.[5] She also won both British WAAA Championships sprint events at the 1971 WAAA Championships.[6][7][8]
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.[9]
National titles
edit- Canadian Track and Field Championships
- 100 m: 1971
- 200 m: 1971
See also
editReferences
edit- ↑ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Stephanie Berto". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
- ↑ "athletes". Canadian Olympic Committee.
- ↑ "Pacific Conference Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Stephanie Berto". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Canadian Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Women's AAA Results". Sunday Sun (Newcastle). 18 July 1971. Retrieved 6 March 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
- ↑ "AAA, WAAA and National Championships Medallists". National Union of Track Statisticians. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
- ↑ "WAAA Championships". GBR Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
- ↑ "Pan American Games". GBR Athletics. Retrieved April 11, 2018.
External links
edit- Stephanie Berto at World Athletics
- Stephanie Berto at Team Canada
- Stephanie Berto at Olympics.com
- Stephanie Berto at Olympedia
- Stephanie Berto at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
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