Fritz Feierabend (June 29, 1908 – November 25, 1978) was a Swiss

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won five medals with three silvers (Two-man: 1936

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...

, 1948

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...

; Four-man: 1936) and two bronzes (Two-man and four-man: both 1952

1952 Winter Olympics

The 1952 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VI Olympic Winter Games, took place in Oslo, Norway, from 14 to 25 February 1952. Discussions about Oslo hosting the Winter Olympic Games began as early as 1935; the city wanted to host the 1948 Games, but World War II made that impossible...

).

Feierabend also won twelve medals at the FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 with six golds (Two-man: 1947

FIBT World Championships 1947

The FIBT World Championships 1947 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , and 1939...

, 1950

FIBT World Championships 1950

The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 and 1939 .-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1955

FIBT World Championships 1955

The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , and 1947....

; Four-man: 1939

FIBT World Championships 1939

The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in 1938, along with hosting the four-man event in 1931, 1935, and 1937. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man...

, 1947, 1954

FIBT World Championships 1954

The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 , 1939 , and 1950.-Two man bobsleigh:Italy earned their first championship medals since World War II....

), three silvers (Two-man: 1949

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:...

; Four-man: 1950, 1955), and three bronzes (Two-man: 1938

FIBT World Championships 1938

The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the first time after hosting the four-man event previously in 1931, 1935, and 1937 while Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the four-man event previously...

, Four-man: 1935

FIBT World Championships 1935

The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1949).