| Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
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At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936, to February 15, 1936.[1]
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Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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| Two-man | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA)USA I Ivan Brown Alan Washbond |  Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend Joseph Beerli | United States (USA) USA II Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence |
| Four-man | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Pierre Musy Arnold Gartmann Charles Bouvier Joseph Beerli | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt Hans Aichele Fritz Feierabend Hans Bütikofer |  Great Britain (GBR)Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green |
Participating nations
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 95 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
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Belgium (8)
Czechoslovakia (8)
France (10).svg.png)
Germany (10)
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Italy (10).svg.png)
Liechtenstein (2)
Luxembourg (4)
Netherlands (2)
Romania (9)
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United States (11)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
External links
- 1936 bobsleigh two-man results
- 1936 bobsleigh four-man results
- 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.(in German) - pp. 408–19.