Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics
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| Two-man |
Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Lamberto Dalla Costa Lamberto dalla Costa was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Giacomo Conti |
Italy II Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... |
Switzerland I Max Angst Max Angst Max Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Harry Warburton Harry Warburton Harry Warburton is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won the bronze in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... |
| Four-man |
Switzerland I 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.... Gottfried Diener Gottfried Diener Gottfried Diener was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won the gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Robert Alt Robert Alt Robert Alt was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst Heinrich Angst was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.... |
Italy II Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... Ulrico Girardi Ulrico Girardi Ulrico Girardi was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:**... Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... Renato Mocellini Renato Mocellini Renato Mocellini was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... |
USA I Arthur Tyler Arthur Tyler Arthur Walter Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... William Dodge William Dodge (bobsleigh) William Longstreth Dodge was an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*... Charles Butler Charles Butler (bobsleigh) Charles Thomas Butler was an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.Butler also was a 1955 graduate of Brown University.... James Lamy James Lamy James Ernest Lamy was an American bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:**... |
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