Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Bobsleigh
Games:1952 Winter
Venue:Oslo, Norway
Dates:14–22 February
Competitors:70
Nations:10
Prev:1948
Next:1956

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

Two-man

Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Lorenz Nieberl

USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin

Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Stephan Waser
Four-man

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:

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417043459/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1952/BOB/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 6 April 2018 . Sports Reference.