Gerard Bertheloot (5 January 1906 – 5 October 1950) was a Belgian
middle-distance runner. He competed in the
men's 800 metres at the
1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the Games of the IX Olympiad ( nl, Spelen van de IXe Olympiade) and commonly known as Amsterdam 1928, was an international multi-sport event that was celebrated from ...
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Biography
Bertheloot was born in
Rollegem-Kapelle in
West Flanders in 1908. He moved to
Kortrijk, where he was employed in a bicycle factory.
He appears to have been a member of the
Union Sportive Gantoise athletics club in
Ghent.
In 1928, Bertheloot competed in the
Olympic Games which were held in Amsterdam. Bertheloot ran in the 1st heat of the
men's 800 metres,
which was held on 29 July 1928 at the
Olympic Stadium. He finished in fifth place, behind
Guus Zeegers
Guus Zeegers (25 January 1906 – 26 February 1978) was a Dutch middle-distance runner. He competed in the men's 800 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics
The 1928 Summer Olympics ( nl, Olympische Zomerspelen 1928), officially known as the ...
of the Netherlands and ahead of
Vasileios Stavrinos, who was competing for Greece.
Bertheloot died without having children,
at the age of 44 on 5 October 1950.
References
1906 births
1950 deaths
Belgian male middle-distance runners
Olympic athletes for Belgium
Athletes (track and field) at the 1928 Summer Olympics
Place of birth missing
20th-century Belgian people
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