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Bert Sandos

Personal information

Birth name

Bertram Magnus Sandos

Born

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)

Sport

Rowing

Club

Hamilton Rowing Club

Medal record

Men's rowing

Representing New Zealand
British Empire Games
	1930 Hamilton	Coxed four
	1930 Hamilton	Eights

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.

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]

Death

Sandos died on 23 August 1963,^[2] and he was cremated at Hamilton Park Crematorium.^[6]

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "For Empire Games: the oarsmen to get their big opportunity". NZ Truth. 10 April 1930. p. 17. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ ^a ^b ^c Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Bert Sandos". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ Holdsworth, Kate (September 2012). "Old boys" (PDF). High Achiever (3). Hamilton Boys' High School: 16. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Jeannie Milne". MyHeritage. Retrieved 10 June 2017.
^ "Bert Sandos". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 2016. Retrieved 20 December 2016.
^ "Cemetery search". Hamilton City Council. Retrieved 10 June 2017.

External links

Bertram Sandos at World Rowing
Bert Sandos at Olympics.com

v t e 1930 New Zealand British Empire Games team
Athletics	Allan Elliot Ossie Johnson Stan Lay Billy Savidan
Diving	Roy Calder
Lawn bowls	William Fielding Harold Frost Edward Leach Peter McWhannell
Rowing	Mick Brough Arthur Eastwood John Gilby Berry Johnson Jack Macdonald Vic Olsson Alex Ross Bert Sandos Charles Saunders Rangi Thompson Ben Waters
Swimming	Gordon Bridson Gladys Pidgeon
Team manager: Rex Hobbs

v t e 1932 New Zealand Olympic team
Athletics	Stuart Black Allan Elliot Don Evans Thelma Kench Jack Lovelock Billy Savidan
Boxing	Bert Lowe Bob Purdie Harold Thomas
Cycling	Ron Foubister
Rowing	George Cooke Somers Cox Delmont Gullery Lawrence Jackson Jack Macdonald Noel Pope Bert Sandos Charles Saunders John Solomon Cyril Stiles Rangi Thompson
Chef de Mission: Philip Rundle