| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png "Gold medal – first place"){kind=icon} | 1948 St. Moritz | Two-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1949 Lake Placid | Two-man |
| 1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Two-man |
.svg.png "Silver medal – second place"){kind=icon} | 1947 St. Moritz | Two-man |
.svg.png "Bronze medal – third place"){kind=icon} | 1951 Alpe d'Huez | Two-man |
Felix Endrich (December 5, 1921 – January 31, 1953) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal along with brakeman Fritz Waller in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[1][2]
Career
As a pilot, Endrich won four medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (1949, 1953), one silver (1947), and one bronze (1951).
Endrich was killed at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany during the four-man competition when the sled he was driving hurtled over a wall and crashed into a tree. He suffered a broken neck in the collision and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He had also won the two-man world championship a week earlier.[3]
References
- ^ "Felix Endrich - Bobsleigh". Olympic.org. 30 January 1984. Retrieved 15 October 2014.
- ^ Wallenchinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. New York: Penguin Books. p. 558.
- ^ "Sport: Death at Garmisch". TIME. 9 February 1953. Retrieved 15 October 2014.