Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.[1]

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
  Germany (GER)
Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Lorenz Nieberl		  United States (USA)
USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Stephan Waser
Four-man
  Germany (GER)
Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Friedrich Kuhn
Lorenz Nieberl
Franz Kemser		  United States (USA)
USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin
Howard Crossett
James Atkinson		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Albert Madörin
André Filippini
Stephan Waser

Participating nations

Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event. 25 bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany2002
2 United States0202
3 Switzerland0022
Totals (3 nations)2226


References

  1. ↑ "Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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