André Bertrand (alpine skier) explained

André Bertrand
Gender:m
Disciplines:Downhill, giant slalom, slalom
Club:Laval University Ski Club
Birth Date:1 June 1931
Olympicteams:2

André Bertrand (1 June 1931  - 3 June 2019)[1] was a Canadian alpine skier who competed in the 1952 Winter Olympics and in the 1956 Winter Olympics.[2]

Bertrand attended Laval University where he was a member of the university ski team.[3] He also coached the university men's alpine ski team from 1950 to 1970. He won the 1950 Canadian men's downhill championship beating out Egon Schöpf for first place.[4] He won the downhill championship again in 1954 as well as winning the Canadian alpine combined championship that year.

Bertrand was a member of the Canadian team at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway, competing in the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom events. In the men's downhill, Betrand's time was 2:56.0 putting him in 41st place. He finished in 36th place with a time of 2:49.3 in the giant slalom. His combined time of 2:13.2 from his two runs in the slalom was good for 25th place.[5]

Bertrand represented Canada again at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, competing in the downhill, giant slalom, and slalom events as well as being Canada's flag bearer at the closing ceremonies.[6] In the men's downhill, Betrand's time was 3:31.2 putting him in 25th place. He finished in 39th place with a time of 3:31.1 in the giant slalom. His combined time of 302.8 from his two runs in the slalom was put him in 50th place.[7]

Bertrand was inducted into the Canadian Ski Hall of Fame in 1989.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bertrand, André . Journal de Québec . fr . 14 August 2022.
  2. https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/andre-bertrand-1.html . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418120209/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/be/andre-bertrand-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 May 2013.
  3. Web site: Andre Bertrand. Canadian Ski Hall of Fame profile. Canadian Ski Museum. 10 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110155010/http://skimuseum.ca/bios/Bertrand_Andre.pdf. 10 November 2020.
  4. Web site: Bertrand Gains Canadian Ski Title By Defeating Schopf in Downhill; Sets Record for Mile-and-Half Course With 2:01 to Win by Three-tenths of a Second --Miss Rom Captures Women's Honors Schopf Second to Take Off Miss Woodworth Far Back. Elkins. Frank. 4 March 1950. New York Times. 10 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20201110155328/https://www.nytimes.com/1950/03/04/archives/bertrand-gains-canadian-ski-title-by-defeating-schopf-in-downhill.html. 10 November 2020.
  5. Web site: Oslo 1952 Winter Olympics Official Report. 1952 Winter Olympics Organising Committee. 10 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20070930155854/http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1952/or1952w.pdf. 30 September 2007.
  6. Web site: André Bertrand . Olympedia . 1 September 2020.
  7. Web site: VII Olympic Winter Games: Official Report . LA84 Foundation. Comitato Olimpico Nazionale Italiano. 1956. 10 November 2020. https://web.archive.org/web/20141027002541/http://library.la84.org/6oic/OfficialReports/1956/orw1956.pdf. 27 October 2014.

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