Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics - Four-man
Encyclopedia
The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics
in Oslo
, Norway
. The competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.
Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.-Medal summary:-Participating...
in Oslo
Oslo
Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...
, Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
. The competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.
Medallists
| Germany I Andreas Ostler Andreas Ostler Andreas "Anderl" Ostler was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.As a teenager during the 1936 Winter Olympics in his home town, Anderl Ostler and future teammates at :de:Sportclub Riessersee became interested in winter sports... Friedrich Kuhn Friedrich Kuhn Frederich Kuhn was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:***... Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics... Franz Kemser Franz Kemser Franz Kemser was a German-West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... |
USA I Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... Howard Crossett Howard Crossett Howard Wallace Crossett was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... James Atkinson James Atkinson (bobsleigh) James Neil Atkinson was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... Albert Madörin Albert Madörin Albert Madörin was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... André Filippini André Filippini André Filippini is a retired Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*... Stephan Waser Stephan Waser Stephan Waser was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s... |
Results
| Rank | Team | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany I | Andreas Ostler Andreas Ostler Andreas "Anderl" Ostler was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s.As a teenager during the 1936 Winter Olympics in his home town, Anderl Ostler and future teammates at :de:Sportclub Riessersee became interested in winter sports... , Friedrich Kuhn Friedrich Kuhn Frederich Kuhn was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:***... , Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl Lorenz Nieberl was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics... , & Franz Kemser Franz Kemser Franz Kemser was a German-West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... |
1:16.84 | 1:17.57 | 1:16.55 | 1:16.86 | 5:07.84 |
| Silver | USA I | Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... , Patrick Martin Patrick Martin (bobsleigh) Patrick Henry Martin was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s... , Howard Crossett Howard Crossett Howard Wallace Crossett was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... , & James Atkinson James Atkinson (bobsleigh) James Neil Atkinson was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... |
1:17.44 | 1:17.78 | 1:16.72 | 1:18.54 | 5:10.48 |
| Bronze | Switzerland I | Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... , Albert Madörin Albert Madörin Albert Madörin was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... , André Filippini André Filippini André Filippini is a retired Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*... , & Stephan Waser Stephan Waser Stephan Waser was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s... |
1:18.67 | 1:18.08 | 1:17.40 | 1:17.55 | 5:11.70 |
| 4 | Switzerland II | Felix Endrich Felix Endrich Felix Endrich was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... , Fritz Stöckli Fritz Stöckli (bobsleigh) Fritz Stöckli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen... , Franz Kapus Franz Kapus Franz Kapus was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... , & Werner Spring Werner Spring Werner Spring was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and the early 1950s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships with one in the two-man event and the other in the four-man event .... |
1:17.75 | 1:19.45 | 1:17.88 | 1:18.90 | 5:13.98 |
| 5 | Austria I | Karl Wagner Karl Wagner (bobsleigh) Karl Wagner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:******... , Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt Franz Eckhardt is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished fifth in the four-man event and ninth in the two-man event.-References:**... , Hermann Palka Hermann Palka Hermann Palka was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished fifth in the four-man event.-References:***... , & Paul Aste Paul Aste Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.... |
1:19.34 | 1:18.91 | 1:18.27 | 1:18.22 | 5:14.74 |
| 6 | Sweden I | Kjell Holmström Kjell Holmström Kjell Albrekt Oliver Holmström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.Holmström also finished sixth in the four-man event and 15th in the two-man event at the... , Felix Fernström Felix Fernström Felix Konrad Fernström was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished sixth in the four-man event.-References:**... , Nils Landgren Nils Landgren (bobsleigh) Nils Landgren was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... , & Jan Lapidoth Jan Lapidoth Jan de Man Lapidoth was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.... |
1:19.11 | 1:19.90 | 1:17.28 | 1:18.72 | 5:15.01 |
| 7 | Sweden II | Gunnar Åhs Gunnar Åhs Gunnar Johan Åhs was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s... , Börje Ekedahl Börje Ekedahl Börje Ekedahl was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*... , Lennart Sandin Lennart Sandin Lennart Sandin was a Swedish bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished seventh in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*... , & Gunnar Garpö Gunnar Garpö Gunnar Charles Garpö was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.... |
1:18.84 | 1:19.93 | 1:18.66 | 1:20.43 | 5:17.86 |
| 8 | Argentina I | Carlos Tomasi Carlos Tomasi Carlos Alberto Tomasi was an Argentine bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he achieved his best finish of eighth in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1952 Oslo games.... , Robert Bordeu Robert Bordeu Robert José Bordeu was an Argentine bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the mid 1960s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.... , Carlos Sareisian Carlos Sareisian Carlos Sareisian is an Argentine bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished eighth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... , & Héctor Tomasi Héctor Tomasi Héctor Julio Tomasi was an Argentine bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the mid 1960s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.... |
1:20.15 | 1:19.81 | 1:19.35 | 1:19.54 | 5:18.85 |
| 9 | USA II | James Bickford James Bickford James John Bickford was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the mid 1950s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at St... , Hubert Miller Hubert Miller Hubert E. Miller was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen... , Maurice R. Severino Maurice R. Severino Maurice Richard Severino was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.... , & Joseph Scott Joseph Scott (bobsleigh) Robert Joseph Scott was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:*... |
1:19.13 | 1:19.97 | 1:19.49 | 1:21.09 | 5:19.68 |
| 10 | Italy II | Alberto Della Beffa Alberto Della Beffa Alberto Della Beffa was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished tenth both in the two-man event and in the four-man event.-References:*** *... , Sandro Rasini Sandro Rasini Alessandro "Sandro" Rasini was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He finished ninth in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... , Dario Colombi Dario Colombi Dario Colombi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics, he finished tenth both in the two-man and in the four-man events.-References:**... , & Dario Poggi Dario Poggi Dario Poggi was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the 1940s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the two-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:***... |
1:20.02 | 1:21.39 | 1:18.86 | 1:19.65 | 5:19.62 |
| 11 | France I | André Robin André Robin André Robin was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the two-man event at Oslo in 1952 Winter Olympics. In the four-man event he finished eleventh.... , Joseph Chatelus Joseph Chatelus Joseph Chatelus was a French bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 11th in the four-man event and 17th in the two-man events.-References:****... , Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calbre Louis Saint-Calibre was a French bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. At the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he finished 12th in the two-man event as well as 13th in the four-man event.... , & Henri Rivière Henri Rivière (bobsleigh) Henri Rivière was a French bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished fifth in the two-man and 11th in the four-man events.-References:****... |
1:18.90 | 1:19.91 | 1:19.18 | 1:22.75 | 5:20.74 |
| 12 | Norway I | Arne Holst Arne Holst Arne Holst was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of fifth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.-References:... , Trygve Brudevold Trygve Brudevold Trygve Brudevold was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.He was born in Stange.-References:****... , Curt James Haydn Curt James Haydn Curt James Haydn was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 12th in the four-man and 14th in the two-man events.-References:***... , & Kåre Christiansen Kåre Christiansen Kåre Christiasen was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 12th in the four-man and 13th in the two-man events.-References:***... |
1:20.05 | 1:19.93 | 1:19.98 | 1:21.40 | 5:21.36 |
| 13 | Norway II | Reidar Alveberg Reidar Alveberg Reidar Alveberg was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.He was born in Berg and died in Oslo.-References:**... , Anders Hveem Anders Hveem Anders Hveem was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He finished 13th in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:**... , Arne Røgden Arne Røgden Arne Røgden was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... , & Gunnar Thoresen Gunnar Thoresen (bobsleigh) Gunnar Thoresen was a Norwegian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of tenth in the four-man event at Oslo in 1952.-References:****... |
1:21.53 | 1:21.18 | 1:20.77 | 1:20.99 | 5:24.47 |
| 14 | Italy II | Umberto Gilarduzzi Umberto Gilarduzzi Umberto Gillarduzzi was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... , Michele Alverà Michele Alverà Michele Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed during the early 1950s. He finished 14th in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.-References:***... , Vittorio Folonari Vittorio Folonari Vittorit Folonari was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.... , & Luigi Cavalieri Luigi Cavalieri Luigi Cavalieri was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.... |
1:21.23 | 1:21.35 | 1:21.64 | 1:21.76 | 5:25.98 |
| DNF | Austria II | Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth Kurt Loserth was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:****... , Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner Wilfried Thurner was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.-References:***... , Franz Kneissl Franz Kneissl Franz Kneissl was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. He competed at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo in the four-man event, but did not finish.-References:***... , & Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler Heinz Hoppichler was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he finished 16th in the two-man event and did not finish the four-man event.-References:***... |
1:19.51 | 1:20.25 | 1:20.44 | DNF |