Robert Burkard

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameRobert Leland•Burkard
Used nameRobert•Burkard
Born23 March 1922 in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
Died13 May 1992 in St. Louis, Missouri (USA)
AffiliationsSt. Louis Kutis, St. Louis (USA)
NOC United States

Biography

Robert Burkard was a football (soccer) goalkeeper who competed for the US at the 1952 Helsinki Olympics. Burkard played for the St. Louis Kutis club and earned one international cap when he played for the US in a World Cup qualifier in 1957, losing to Canada. Burkard was inducted into the St. Louis Soccer Hall of Fame in 1986.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1952 Summer Olympics Football (Football) USA Robert Burkard
Football, Men (Olympic) United States =17