Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Bobsleigh
Games:1948 Winter
Venue:St. Moritz, Switzerland
Dates:30-31 January (two-man)
6-7 February (four-man)
Competitors:71
Nations:9
Prev:1936
Next:1952

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]

Medal summary

Two-man

Switzerland II
Felix Endrich
Friedrich Waller

Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Paul Eberhard

USA II
Frederick Fortune
Schuyler Carron
Four-man

USA II
Francis Tyler
Patrick Martin
Edward Rimkus
William D'Amico

Belgium I
Max Houben
Freddy Mansveld
Louis-Georges Niels
Jacques Mouvet

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063613/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1948/BOB/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 6 April 2018 . Sports Reference.