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 ...

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 Vasileios Stavrinos (born 1 May 1907, date of death unknown) was a Greek sprinter. He competed in the men's 400 metres at the 1928 Summer Olympics. He also entered the men's 800 metres event, but finished in 6th place in the first heat behind ...

, who was competing for Greece. Bertheloot died without having children, at the age of 44 on 5 October 1950.

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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 {{Belgium-athletics-bio-stub