Medals awarded for the skeleton

Skeleton (sport)

Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

discipline 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...

held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games

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...

. The contest was run over a total of six runs.

Medalists

Turn 10 at Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol

Cesana Pariol was the venue for bobsled, luge and skeleton during the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy. The track, built for the games, is located in Cesana...

, where the bobsled, luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

, and skeleton

Skeleton (sport)

Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

 competitions took place for the 2006 Winter Olympics

2006 Winter Olympics

The 2006 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XX Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Turin, Italy from February 10, 2006, through February 26, 2006. This marked the second time Italy hosted the Olympic Winter Games, the first being the VII Olympic Winter...

 in Turin, Italy, is named for Bibbia.

Jack Heaton also won the silver medal in skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the...

.

Results

Rank	|Run 1	|Run 3	|Run 5	|Total	Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia Nino Bibbia , a fruit and vegetable merchant, was an Italian skeleton racer and bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s. He won the gold medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz...		0:48.8	0:47.6	0:47.6	0:59.5	1:00.2	1:00.3	5:23.2	—
	John Heaton John Heaton (athlete) John Rutherford "Jack" Heaton was an American bobsledder and skeleton racer who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1940s....		0:48.1	0:47.4	0:47.7	1:00.0	1:00.2	1:01.2	5:24.6	+1.4
	John Crammond John Crammond John Gordon Crammond was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He won the bronze medal in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:****...		0:47.4	0:47.7	0:47.9	1:00.9	1:00.9	1:00.3	5:25.1	+1.9
4	William Martin William Martin (skeleton racer) William L. Martin was an American skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fourth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*...		0:47.8	0:49.2	0:48.2	1:00.7	1:01.6	1:00.5	5:28.0	+4.8
5	Gottfried Kägi Gottfried Kägi Gottfried Kägi was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fifth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**...		0:48.9	0:48.8	0:48.7	1:00.8	1:01.6	1:01.1	5:29.9	+6.7
6	Richard Bott Richard Bott Richard Bott was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*...		0:48.3	0:48.9	0:49.2	1:01.5	1:01.4	1:01.4	5:30.7	+7.5
7	James Coats James Coats Lieutenant Colonel Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet MC was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He served as President of the St...		0:48.8	0:48.7	0:49.0	1:02.3	1:01.7	1:01.4	5:31.9	+8.7
8	Fairchilds Maccarthy Fairchilds Maccarthy Farchild Maccarthy was an American skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished eighth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz....		0:48.8	0:48.3	0:49.4	1:03.6	1:02.7	1:02.7	5:35.5	+12.3
9	Thomas Clarke Thomas Clarke (skeleton racer) Thomas Clarke was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* **...		0:49.7	0:49.9	0:49.3	1:03.5	1:03.8	1:02.8	5:39.0	+15.8
10	C. William Johnson C. William Johnson Charles William Johnson was an American skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished tenth in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *...		0:47.7	0:48.4	0:48.0	did not start			—	—
11	Milo Bigler Milo Bigler Milo Bigler is a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* **...		0:48.4	0:48.4	0:48.7	did not start			—	—
12	Dialma Balsegia Dialma Balsegia Dialma Balsegia was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 12th in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *...		0:49.2	0:49.0	0:48.6	did not start			—	—
13	William Hirigoyen William Hirigoyen William Gayraud-Hirigoyen was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s....		0:52.7	0:49.9	0:51.0	did not start			—	—
	Christian Fischbacher Christian Fischbacher Christian H. Fischbacher was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He competed in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, but did not finish.-References:* **...		unknown			did not start			—	—
	Hugo Kuranda Hugo Kuranda Hugo Kuranda is an Austrian skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He competed in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, but did not finish.-References:* **...		unknown			did not start			—	—

Medal table

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