Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the VI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Oslo, Norway |
Dates | 14–22 February |
Competitors | 70 from 10 nations |
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At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 February 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.[1]
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Two-man details | ![]() Germany I Andreas Ostler Lorenz Nieberl | ![]() USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin | ![]() Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser |
Four-man details | ![]() Germany I Andreas Ostler Friedrich Kuhn Lorenz Nieberl Franz Kemser | ![]() USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin Howard Crossett James Atkinson | ![]() Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser |
Participating nations
Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event. 25 bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games:
Argentina (4)
Austria (8)
Belgium (4)
France (5)
Germany (6)
Italy (8)
Norway (9)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (8)
United States (10)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
- 1952 bobsleigh two-man results
- 1952 bobsleigh four-man results