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Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics

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Bobsleigh at the
1948 Winter Olympics
Twomen
Fourmen

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.[1]

Bobsleigh

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details 		 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Felix Endrich
Friedrich Waller 		 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Paul Eberhard 		 United States (USA)
USA II
Frederick Fortune
Schuyler Carron
Four-man
details 		 United States (USA)
USA II
Francis Tyler
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico 		 Belgium (BEL)
Belgium I
Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet 		 United States (USA)
USA I
James Bickford
Thomas Hicks
Donald Dupree
William Dupree

Participating nations

Twenty-one bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from nine nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland1102
2 United States1023
3 Belgium0101
Totals (3 entries)2226

References

  1. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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