Bertie Stell

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameHerbert "Bertie"•Stell
Used nameBertie•Stell
Born3 November 1885 in Midgeley, England (GBR)
Died6 May 1967 in Liverpool, England (GBR)
AffiliationsLuddendenfoot Congregational Gymnastics Club
NOC Great Britain

Biography

The son of a Yorkshire farmer, Bertie Stell was one of two members of the Luddendenfoot Congregational Gymnastics Club in the Great Britain team at the 1908 London Olympics, the other being Mellor Clay. Stell represented Luddendenfoot in local Yorkshire team competitions, and also competed in the Yorkshire Gymnastics Championship (Huddersfield District). After finishing second to Irven Robertshaw of Brighouse in 1908, Stell turned the tables the following year and captured the title.

When he left school, Stell worked in a woollen mill before joining the First Volunteer Battalion of the West Yorkshire Reigiment in 1902. He accepted a job as a physical education teacher with the Hebden Bridge Education Committee in 1909, and this led to him being suspended by the Yorkshire Gymnastics Association (YGA), as it breached amateur rules. He was later re-instated and became a YGA judge.

Stell moved to Liverpool in 1915 when he was appointed the physical training instructor at the Liverpool Institute, a post he held for 35 years. Stell also devoted a lot of his time working with a local Liverpool Boy’s Club, and was an active member of the Liverpool YMCA.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1908 Summer Olympics Artistic Gymnastics (Gymnastics) GBR Bertie Stell
Team All-Around, Men (Olympic) Great Britain 8