Donald Dupree
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Donald Victor Dupree, Sr. (February 10, 1919 - May 1, 1993), from Saranac Lake, New York
, was an American
bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
.
Dupree also won a silver medal in the four-man at the 1949 FIBT World Championships
in Lake Placid, New York
.
Saranac Lake, New York
Saranac Lake is a village located in the state of New York, United States. As of the 2010 census, the population was 5,406. The village is named after Upper, Middle, and Lower Saranac Lakes, which are nearby....
, was an American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics
1948 Winter Olympics
The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in 1948 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The Games were the first to be celebrated after World War II; it had been twelve years since the last Winter Games in 1936...
in St. Moritz
St. Moritz
St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...
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Dupree also won a silver medal in the four-man at the 1949 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1949
The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time the championships took place outside of Europe.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...
in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
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