Robert John Steckle (August 21, 1930 – September 25, 2022) was a

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and

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wrestler from Canada who competed in three consecutive summer Olympic Games, starting in 1952. He carried the Canadian flag at the opening ceremonies of the

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in Melbourne, Australia, the only Canadian wrestler ever to do so. He was born in Kitchener, Ontario. Steckle won silver at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg) and bronze at the 1958 Empire Commonwealth Games (light heavyweight 87 kg). He took silver at the 1963 Pan-American Games (87 kg). Steckle was the 1955 and 1957 AAU Greco-Roman National Champion (191 lbs), as well as the Canadian Freestyle champion in 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1962, and 1963, and Greco-Roman champion in 1952, 1956, and 1960. He was inducted as an Athlete into the Canadian Wrestling Hall of Fame in 1983, and into the University of Guelph Gryphon Hall of Fame in 1984 for his contributions to Gryphon football as the 1951 Wildman Trophy recipienthttp://www.athletics.uoguelph.ca/Alumni/Hall/85 in addition to his accomplishments in wrestling.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Steckle, Robert 1930 births 2022 deaths Canadian male sport wrestlers Wrestlers at the 1952 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1956 Summer Olympics Wrestlers at the 1960 Summer Olympics Olympic wrestlers for Canada Wrestlers at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Wrestlers at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Canada Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Canada Pan American Games silver medalists for Canada Sportspeople from Kitchener, Ontario Commonwealth Games medallists in wrestling Pan American Games medalists in wrestling Players of Canadian football from Ontario Guelph Gryphons football players Wrestlers at the 1963 Pan American Games Medalists at the 1963 Pan American Games Medallists at the 1954 British Empire and Commonwealth Games Medallists at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games