Tony Nash (bobsledder)
Antony James Dillon "Tony" Nash (born 18 March 1936) is a British bobsledder, born in Amersham, who competed in the 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1964 Innsbruck | Two-man |
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| 1965 St. Moritz | Two-man |
.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1963 Igls | Two-man |
| 1966 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man |
Nash also won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1965) and two bronzes (1963, 1966).
Nash and his brakeman, Robin Dixon, were inducted into the British Bobsleigh Hall of Fame as a result of their success. A curve at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun is named for both Nash and Dixon.
References
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- British Bobsleigh Hall of Fame featuring Nash
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Two-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 559.
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