At the 1936 Winter Olympics

1936 Winter Olympics

The 1936 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1936 in the market town of Garmisch-Partenkirchen in Bavaria, Germany. Germany also hosted the Summer Olympics the same year in Berlin...

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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 11, 1936 to February 15, 1936.

Medal summary

Two-man	USA I Ivan Brown Ivan Brown Ivan Elmore Brown was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:*... Alan Washbond Alan Washbond Alan M. Washbond was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. A native of Keene Valley, New York, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen....	Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.Beerli also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds...	USA II Gilbert Colgate Gilbert Colgate Gilbert Colgate, Jr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... Richard Lawrence Richard Lawrence (bobsleigh) Richard Webster Lawrence was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished sixth in the four-man event at those same games.He died in Rochester, New York.-References:***...
Four-man	Switzerland II Pierre Musy Pierre Musy Pierre Musy was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... Arnold Gartmann Arnold Gartmann Arnold "Noldi" Gartmann was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... Charles Bouvier Charles Bouvier Charles Bouvier was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen and finished seventh in the two-man event at those same games.Bouvier also won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1935... Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.Beerli also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds...	Switzerland I 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.... Hans Aichele Hans Aichele Hans Aichele was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... Hans Bütikofer Hans Bütikofer Hans Bütikofer was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.-References:***...	Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy Frederick McEvoy Frederick Joseph McEvoy was an Australian/British multi-discipline sportsman and socialite. He had most sporting success as a bobsledder in the late 1930s, winning several medals including three golds at the FIBT World Championships. He married several wealthy heiresses and was a close friend of... James Cardno James Cardno James Farquhar Cardno was a Scottish bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany and finished fourth in the two-man event at the same games.-References:*****... Guy Dugdale Guy Dugdale Guy Carol Dugdale was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.-References:***... Charles Green Charles Green (bobsleigh) Charles Patrick Green was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany....

Participating nations

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 99 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

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