| Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics | |
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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]
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Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |  Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard | .svg.png){kind=small} United States (USA)USA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron |
| Four-man | United States (USA) USA II Francis Tyler Patrick Martin Edward Rimkus William D'Amico | .svg.png){kind=small} Belgium (BEL)Belgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet | United States (USA) 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:
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Belgium (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (10)
Great Britain (10)
Italy (10)
Norway (8)
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United States (12)
Great Britain 
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1948 Sankt Moritz Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.