René Lunden

René Lunden
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
1939 St. MoritzTwo-man

René, Baron de Lunden (2 June 1902 3 April 1942) was a Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.

Lunden also competed at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, finishing eighth in both the two-man and four-man events.

He was killed when his plane crashed during World War II.[1]

References

  1. "Olympians Who Were Killed or Missing in Action or Died as a Result of War". Sports Reference. Retrieved 24 July 2018.

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