Bertram Clements

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameBertram Arthur•Clements
Used nameBertram•Clements
Born1 December 1913 in Ipswich, England (GBR)
DiedJuly 2000 in Great Yarmouth, England (GBR)
AffiliationsCasuals FC, Kingston-upon-Thames (GBR)
NOC Great Britain

Biography

Bertram Clements’ club Casuals FC was the winner of the 1936 FA Amateur Cup and runner-up in the Isthmian League the same year, the best ever finish by the Casuals and later Corinthian-Casuals who were formed following the merger between Casuals and Corinthians in 1939. In the 1936 Olympic tournament, he was a substitute against China but played the match against Poland in the center forward position, scoring the first goal for his team. Joined Barking FC in 1937-38 and in two seasons before the War and one after the War he scored 63 goals, including six hat-tricks. He trained as a teacher at Goldsmiths College of the University of London, graduating in 1935, but latterly worked as a journalist on the Evening Standard.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Summer Olympics Football (Football) GBR Bertram Clements
Football, Men (Olympic) Great Britain =5