| Robert "Bob" Steckle | |
|---|---|
| Billed height | 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) |
| Billed weight | 191 lbs (87 kg) |
| Born | August 21, 1930 Kitchener, Ontario |
| Resides | Waterloo, Ontario |
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Competitor for Canada | ||
| Men's wrestling | ||
| Commonwealth Games | ||
| Silver | 1954 Vancouver | Light Heavyweight |
| Bronze | 1958 Cardiff, Wales | Light Heavyweight |
| Pan American Games | ||
| Silver | 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.