At the 1932 Winter Olympics

1932 Winter Olympics

The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...

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Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

 events were contested. The competitions were held from February 9, 1932 to February 15, 1932. Events were held at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track

The Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. is a venue for bobsleigh, luge and skeleton located in Lake Placid, New York, United States. This venue was used for the 1932 and 1980 Winter Olympics and for the only winter Goodwill Games in 2000...

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Medal summary

Two-man	USA I Hubert Stevens Hubert Stevens John Hubert Stevens was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at Lake Placid in 1932.... Curtis Stevens Curtis Stevens Curtis Paul Stevens was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid....	Switzerland II Reto Capadrutt Reto Capadrutt Reto Capadrutt was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event in 1932 and another silver medal in the four-man event in 1936.... Oscar Geier Oscar Geier Oscar Arnold Geier was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid....	USA II John Heaton John Heaton (athlete) John Rutherford "Jack" Heaton was an American bobsledder and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1940s.... Robert Minton Robert Minton For the banker and former critic of Scientology, see Bob Minton.Robert Henry Minton is an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s with a huge throw in. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. He died in New York City.-References:**...
Four-man	USA I Billy Fiske Billy Fiske William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II... Edward Eagan Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St...	USA II Henry Homburger Henry Homburger Henry Anton Homburger was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.He was born in New York City and died in Sacramento.... Percy Bryant Percy Bryant Percy D. Bryant was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**... Francis Stevens Edmund Horton Edmund Horton Edmund Carlton Horton was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**...	Germany I Hanns Kilian Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s... Max Ludwig Max Ludwig Max Ludwig was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.... Hans Mehlhorn Hans Mehlhorn Hans Mehlhorn was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid.-References:**... Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber Sebastian "Wastl" Huber was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s...

Participating nations

Austria, Belgium, and France only competed in the two-man event. Eleven bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 41 bobsledders from eight nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:

Medal table

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