Egon Beiler

Egon Beiler (born March 27, 1953, in Linz, Austria)[1] was a past member of three Olympic wrestling teams and has numerous National titles to his name.[2][3][4][5][6][7]

Egon Beiler
Personal information
NationalityCanadian
BornMarch 27, 1953 (1953-03-27) (age 70)
Linz, Austria
Height164 cm (5 ft 5 in)
Weight62 kg (137 lb)
Sport
SportWrestling
Event(s)Freestyle
Medal record
Men's freestyle wrestling
Representing  Canada
Pan American Games
Bronze medal – third place1979 San Juan68 kg

A graduate of the University of Western Ontario Dr. Beiler has been practicing dentistry in the Kitchener-Waterloo area since 1981. He continues to play squash and curling. He has a cottage in the Beaver Valley area. Married to wife Carol Beiler, and together they have 5 children.

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Egon Beiler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on December 2, 2016.
  2. "Olympic games scoreboard". The Windsor Star. August 29, 1972. "Wrestling: Egon Beiler, Kitchener, Ont., lost by fall in 125.5 pound class (eliminated).
  3. "Wrestlers get in on the rich gold haul". The Windsor Star. January 30, 1974. "Commonwealth games: Wrestling: Featherweight: Egon Beiler, Kitchener, Ont. won gold"
  4. "Agony and ecstasy in Pan -Ams with a long, hard look at home". The Montreal Gazette. October 25, 1975. "..but how about little Egon Beiler winning the gold?"
  5. "Canadian wrestlers find gold in the ring". The Montreal Gazette. August 12, 1978. "Egon Beiler of Kitchener, Ont. won his second consecutive featherweight title..."
  6. "Canada hit by losses of the bizarre nature". Associated Press. The Canadian Herald. October 22, 1975. "Even the wrestling gold medal won by Egon Beiler of Kitchener, Ont., in the featherweight division was unusual...by default."
  7. "Athletes named to Hall of Fame". The Leader-Post. April 21, 1983. "Egon Beiler...will be inducted into the Canadian Amateur Sports Hall of Fame....Beiler... was for more than 10 years one of Canada's top wrestlers and one of the best in the world...gold medals at the 1974 Commonwealth Games..and the 1978 games...gold medallist at the 1975 pan-American Games, silver medalist at the 1975 World Cup competition, gold medallist at the 1976 World Cup... and Canadian champion six times.."


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