John Bertrand (Australian sailor)

John Bertrand
Medal record
Competitor for  Australia
Men's sailing
Olympic Games
Montreal 1976 Finn Class

John Edwin Bertrand AM (born 20 December 1946 in Melbourne, Victoria) is a yachtsman from Australia, who skippered Australia II to victory in the 1983 America's Cup, ending 132 years of American supremacy. Bertrand won the bronze medal in the Finn competition at the 1976 Summer Olympics in Montreal. He is a member of Royal Brighton Yacht Club in Melbourne Australia, and currently competes in the Etchells class boats. He has been married for many years to Rasa Bertrand, whom he met as a student.

Biography

John Bertrand wrote Born to Win about the 1983 America's Cup victory, including insightful observations on the strategy for an unfavoured team against very long odds.

Bertrand is currently the chairman of the Sport Australia Hall of Fame & The Alannah and Madeline Foundation, named after Alannah & Madeline Mikac, who were murdered in the Port Arthur massacre.[1] Following the 2nd Test in Sydney in 2007 between India and Australia, Bertrand criticised the Australian cricket team, saying their attitude was damaging international relations.[2] He is also the President of Swimming Australia.

Honours

Notes

  1. Sport Australia Hall ofhello Fame website
  2. Glenn Mitchell and AAP (2008-01-09). "Bucknor a necessary sacrifice, says ICC". Herald Sun. Retrieved 2008-01-09.
  3. "John Bertrand AM". Sport Australia Hall of Fame. Retrieved 7 September 2013.

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