Stephanie Berto

Stephanie Berto
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
BornMarch 13, 1953 (1953-03-13) (age 72)
Vancouver, Canada
Height161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
SportAthletics
EventSprints
ClubWest 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.[1]

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.[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

See also

References

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