Walter Aronson
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Walter Eric Aronson (March 28, 1917, Norrtälje
– March 11, 2010) was a Swedish
bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with West Germany
) at the 1953 FIBT World Championships
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
.
At the 1956 Winter Olympics
he finished 13th in the four-man event. He also competed in the two-man event but was not able to finish.
Eight years later he finished eleventh in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
.
Norrtälje
Norrtälje is a locality and the seat of Norrtälje Municipality, Stockholm County, Sweden with 17,275 inhabitants in 2010.- History :Norrtälje traces its history to 1219, when the location was first mentioned as Tälje. After some time, the name officially became Norrtälje, to separate it from the...
– March 11, 2010) was a Swedish
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and in the 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event (tied with West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
) at the 1953 FIBT World Championships
FIBT World Championships 1953
The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938...
in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
.
At the 1956 Winter Olympics
1956 Winter Olympics
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games, was a winter multi-sport event celebrated in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. This celebration of the Games was held from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which had originally been awarded the 1944 Winter Olympics, beat out...
he finished 13th in the four-man event. He also competed in the two-man event but was not able to finish.
Eight years later he finished eleventh in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics
1964 Winter Olympics
The 1964 Winter Olympics, officially known as the IX Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in Innsbruck, Austria, from January 29 to February 9, 1964...
.