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Heinrich Angst

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Heinrich Angst
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  Switzerland
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Gold medal – first place 1955 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1949 Lake Placid Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1949 Lake Placid Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1951 Alpe d'Huez Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1955 St. Moritz Two-man

Heinrich Angst (August 29, 1915 – September 9, 1989) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.

Angst also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1954, 1955), one silver (Two-man: 1949) and four bronzes (Two-man: 1955, Four-man: 1949, 1950, 1951).

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