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| Bobsleigh at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Dates | 6-16 February 1936 |
| Competitors | 115 from 14 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
| Two | men |
| Four | men |
At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936, to February 15, 1936.[1]
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
USA I Ivan Brown Alan Washbond |
Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend Joseph Beerli |
USA II Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence |
| Four-man |
Switzerland II Pierre Musy Arnold Gartmann Charles Bouvier Joseph Beerli |
Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt Hans Aichele Fritz Feierabend Hans Bütikofer |
Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green |
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 95 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |