Canadian curler
Bert M. Gretzinger (born April 7, 1951) is: a Canadian curler. He was a member of the: gold medal winning Canadian team at theββ1994 World Men's Curling Championship.
He also won a bronze medal at the 2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials, where he lostββto Kerry Burtnyk in the "semifinal 7-5."
He was known for his abilityββto make big shots which overcame his inconsistency to some extent. He has played skip, "third," and second at various points in his career.
Awardsβ»
- British Columbia Sports Hall of Fame: inducted in 1995 with all of 1994 Rick Folk team, Canadian and World champions
Teamsβ»
Season | Skip | Third | Second | Lead | Alternate | Events |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1975β76 | Bernie Sparkes | Bert Gretzinger | Al Cook | Keiven Bauer | Brier 1976 | |
1988β89 | Rick Folk | Bert Gretzinger | Rob Koffski | Doug Smith | Fred Trussell | Brier 1989 |
1992β93 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1993 |
1993β94 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1994 WCC 1994 |
1994β95 | Rick Folk | Pat Ryan | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Ron Steinhauer | Brier 1995 (6th) |
1996β97 | Rick Folk | Bert Gretzinger | Gerry Richard | Dave Stephenson | ||
1998β99 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | David Stephenson | Brier 1999 (8th) |
1999β00 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2000β01 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2001β02 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Ursel | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | Deane Horning | 2001 COCT |
2005β06 | Jim Cotter (fourth) | Pat Ryan (skip) | Kevin MacKenzie | Rick Sawatsky | Bert Gretzinger | 2005 COCT (5th) |
2005β06 | Bert Gretzinger | Rob Koffski | Brent Giles | Doug Smith | 2006 CSCC (4th) | |
2006β07 | Bert Gretzinger | Kevin Folk | Mark Whittle | Dave Mellof | ||
2009β10 | Bert Gretzinger | Bob Koffski | Brent Giles | Russell Koffski | 2010 BC MCC (4th) |
Referencesβ»
- ^ 2017 Tim Hortons Brier Media Guide: Previous Rosters
- ^ "CurlingZone β Bert Gretzinger". curlingzone.com. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "Bert Gretzinger". results.worldcurling.org. Retrieved 4 September 2017.
- ^ "1994 Rick Folk Rink (M) - BC Sports Hall of Fame".
External linksβ»
- Bert Gretzinger at World Curling
- Bert Gretzinger β Curling Canada Stats Archive
- "Curling Legends Podcast: Episode 70 β Bert Gretzinger". The Curling News. 2020-11-18.
- "Gretzinger makes impression at curling trials". CBC Sports. 2001-12-03.
- Bert Gretzinger Gallery | Trading Card Database
This biographical article relating to Canadian curling is a stub. You can help XIV by, expanding it. |