Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham (December 21, 1913 – April 22, 1970) was an American

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 bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics

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...

 in Oslo

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, he barely lost the gold medals in both the two-man and four-man events.

Benham also won seven 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 two golds (Four-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:...

, 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:**...

), four silvers (Two-man: 1950, 1951

FIBT World Championships 1951

The FIBT World Championships 1951 took place in Alpe d'Huez, France. Germany returned to the FIBT World Championships for the first time since World War II, albeit as the separate countries of East Germany and West Germany.-Two man bobsleigh:...

; Four-man: 1951, 1961

FIBT World Championships 1961

The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.-Two man bobsleigh:Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands...

), and one bronze (Two-man: 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....

).

After retiring from bobsleigh

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

, Benham served as a sports official with the FIBT (International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation).