Gilbert Colgate

Gilbert Bayard "Gil" Colgate, Jr. (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American businessman and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with teammate Richard Lawrence. He was born and died in New York City.

Olympic medal record
Bobsleigh
1936 Garmisch-PartenkirchenTwo-man

Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, and brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter); was also one of five children of Gilbert Colgate, Sr., who was the great-grandson of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company. He served as a director of the Colgate company and was chairman of the Colgate-Larson Aircraft Company. Gil Colgate was concerned about the population explosion and became one of the founders of Planned Parenthood.

References
  • Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • Biographical Dictionary of American Business article on Colgate's father - Accessed August 11, 2007.
  • Ivy League sports featuring Colgate
  • TIME magazine March 5, 1934 article featuring Colgate - Accessed August 11, 2007.
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gil Colgate, Jr". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2013-09-24.


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