Stephanie Berto

Stephanie Berto

Personal information
Born	March 13, 1953 (1953-03-13) (age 73) Vancouver, Canada
Height	161 cm (5 ft 3 in)
Weight	55 kg (121 lb)
Sport
Sport	Athletics
Event	Sprints
Club	West Vancouver
Medal record Women's athletics Representing Canada British Commonwealth Games 1970 Edinburgh 4 x 100 m relay Pan American Games Gold medal – first place 1971 Cali 200 metres Silver medal – second place 1971 Cali 100 metres Pacific Conference Games Silver medal – second place 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.

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. 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.

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.

Berto won a 100/200 metres sprint double at the Canadian Track and Field Championships in 1971. She also won both British WAAA Championships sprint events at the 1971 WAAA Championships.

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.

National titles

• Canadian Track and Field Championships
  • 100 m: 1971
  • 200 m: 1971

See also

• List of 100 metres national champions (women)

External links

• 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)