Nion Tocker
Encyclopedia
Nion Robert Tocker, Sr. (August 21, 1885 – April 22, 1950) was an American
bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
in St. Moritz
. He was born in Sacramento, California
and died in San Francisco, California
.
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 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
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...
. He was born in Sacramento, California
Sacramento, California
Sacramento is the capital city of the U.S. state of California and the county seat of Sacramento County. It is located at the confluence of the Sacramento River and the American River in the northern portion of California's expansive Central Valley. With a population of 466,488 at the 2010 census,...
and died in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
.