The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.[1]
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 |
Rank | Team | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Final | ||
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bgcolor='gold' align='center' | Gold | Germany I | Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser | 1:16.84 | 1:17.57 | 1:16.55 | 1:16.86 | 5:07.84 | |
bgcolor='silver' align='center' | Silver | USA I | Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, Howard Crossett, & James Atkinson | 1:17.44 | 1:17.78 | 1:16.72 | 1:18.54 | 5:10.48 | |
bgcolor='#CC9966' align='center' | Bronze | Switzerland I | Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, André Filippini, & Stephan Waser | 1:18.67 | 1:18.08 | 1:17.40 | 1:17.55 | 5:11.70 | |
align='center' | 4 | Switzerland II | Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli, Franz Kapus, & Werner Spring | 1:17.75 | 1:19.45 | 1:17.88 | 1:18.90 | 5:13.98 | |
align='center' | 5 | Austria I | Karl Wagner, Franz Eckhardt, Hermann Palka, & Paul Aste | 1:19.34 | 1:18.91 | 1:18.27 | 1:18.22 | 5:14.74 | |
align='center' | 6 | Sweden I | Kjell Holmström, Felix Fernström, Nils Landgren, & Jan Lapidoth | 1:19.11 | 1:19.90 | 1:17.28 | 1:18.72 | 5:15.01 | |
align='center' | 7 | Sweden II | Gunnar Åhs, Börje Ekedahl, Lennart Sandin, & Gunnar Garpö | 1:18.84 | 1:19.93 | 1:18.66 | 1:20.43 | 5:17.86 | |
align='center' | 8 | Argentina I | Carlos Tomasi, Robert Bordeu, Carlos Sareisian, & Héctor Tomasi | 1:20.15 | 1:19.81 | 1:19.35 | 1:19.54 | 5:18.85 | |
align='center' | 9 | USA II | James Bickford, Hubert Miller, Maurice R. Severino, & Joseph Scott | 1:19.13 | 1:19.97 | 1:19.49 | 1:21.09 | 5:19.68 | |
align='center' | 10 | Italy II | Alberto Della Beffa, Sandro Rasini, Dario Colombi, & Dario Poggi | 1:20.02 | 1:21.39 | 1:18.86 | 1:19.65 | 5:19.62 | |
align='center' | 11 | France I | André Robin, Joseph Chatelus, Louis Saint-Calbre, & Henri Rivière | 1:18.90 | 1:19.91 | 1:19.18 | 1:22.75 | 5:20.74 | |
align='center' | 12 | Norway I | Arne Holst, Trygve Brudevold, Curt James Haydn, & Kåre Christiansen | 1:20.05 | 1:19.93 | 1:19.98 | 1:21.40 | 5:21.36 | |
align='center' | 13 | Norway II | Reidar Alveberg, Anders Hveem, Arne Røgden, & Gunnar Thoresen | 1:21.53 | 1:21.18 | 1:20.77 | 1:20.99 | 5:24.47 | |
align='center' | 14 | Italy II | Umberto Gilarduzzi, Michele Alverà, Vittorio Folonari, & Luigi Cavalieri | 1:21.23 | 1:21.35 | 1:21.64 | 1:21.76 | 5:25.98 | |
align='center' | DNF | Austria II | Kurt Loserth, Wilfried Thurner, Franz Kneissl, & Heinz Hoppichler | 1:19.51 | 1:20.25 | 1:20.44 | DNF |