Bert Sandos
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Born | Bertram Magnus Sandos 4 August 1901 Kaikōura, New Zealand |
| Died | 23 August 1963 (aged 62) |
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] |
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] |
Spouse |
Jeannie Webster Milne
(m. 1927) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Rowing |
| Club | Hamilton Rowing Club |
Medal record | |
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Bertram Magnus Sandos (4 August 1901 – 23 August 1963) was a New Zealand rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won two medals, and at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
Early life and family
[edit | edit source]Born in Kaikōura on 4 August 1901,[2] Sandos was the son of Johan Henrik Sandos and Clara Elizabeth Emily Sandos (née de Kierski). He was educated at Hamilton High School from 1916 to 1917.[3] On 2 November 1927, Sandos married Jeannie Webster Milne, and the couple went on to have two children.[4]
Rowing
[edit | edit source]A member of the Hamilton Rowing Club, Sandos was described in 1930 as a "strong, experienced oarsman".[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, where he won a gold medal in the coxed fours, and a silver medal in the eights.[5]
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the New Zealand crew that was eliminated in the repêchage of the men's eight.[2]
Death
[edit | edit source]Sandos died on 23 August 1963,[2] and he was cremated at Hamilton Park Crematorium.[6]
References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Bertram Sandos at World RowingLua error in Module:EditAtWikidata at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).Lua error in Module:WikidataCheck at line 29: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value).
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- Bert Sandos at InterSportStats
- 1901 births
- 1963 deaths
- New Zealand male rowers
- Olympic rowers for New Zealand
- Rowers at the 1932 Summer Olympics
- Rowers at the 1930 British Empire Games
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games gold medallists in rowing
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for New Zealand
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists in rowing
- People from Kaikōura
- People educated at Hamilton High School
- Rowers from the Canterbury Region
- Medallists at the 1930 British Empire Games
- 20th-century New Zealand sportsmen