Bert Sandos
New Zealand rower
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Bertram Magnus Sandos (4 August 1901 – 23 August 1963) was a New Zealand rower who competed at the 1930 British Empire Games, where he won two medals, and at the 1932 Summer Olympics.
4 August 1901
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| Born | Bertram Magnus Sandos 4 August 1901 Kaikōura, New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||
| Died | 23 August 1963 (aged 62) | |||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.80 m (5 ft 11 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 81 kg (179 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||
Spouse |
Jeannie Webster Milne
(m. 1927) | |||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | |||||||||||||||||
| Club | Hamilton Rowing Club | |||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and family
Born in Kaikōura on 4 August 1901,[2] Sandos was the son of Johan Henrik Sandos and Clara Elizabeth Emily Sandos (née de Kierski). He was educated at Hamilton High School from 1916 to 1917.[3] On 2 November 1927, Sandos married Jeannie Webster Milne, and the couple went on to have two children.[4]
Rowing
A member of the Hamilton Rowing Club, Sandos was described in 1930 as a "strong, experienced oarsman".[1] He represented New Zealand at the 1930 British Empire Games in Hamilton, Ontario, where he won a gold medal in the coxed fours, and a silver medal in the eights.[5]
At the 1932 Summer Olympics, he was a member of the New Zealand crew that was eliminated in the repêchage of the men's eight.[2]
