Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh

at the III Olympic Winter Games

Venue| Lake Placid, New York
Dates| 9-15 February 1932
Competitors| 115 from 14 nations

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Bobsleigh at the
1932 Winter Olympics

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Four| men

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At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 9, 1932 to February 15, 1932. Events were held at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track.[1]

## Medal summary

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Event  | Gold  | Silver  | Bronze

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Two-man
details |  United States (USA)
USA I
Hubert Stevens
Curtis Stevens |  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Reto Capadrutt
Oscar Geier |  United States (USA)
USA II
John Heaton
Robert Minton
Four-man
details |  United States (USA)
USA I
Billy Fiske
Edward Eagan
Clifford Gray
Jay O'Brien |  United States (USA)
USA II
Henry Homburger
Percy Bryant
Francis Stevens
Edmund Horton |  Germany (GER)
Germany I
Hanns Kilian
Max Ludwig
Hans Mehlhorn
Sebastian Huber

## Participating nations

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A Works Progress Administration poster advertising the Lake Placid bobsled run

Eleven bobsledders competed in both events.[2]

A total of 41 bobsledders from eight nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:

*  Austria (2)
*  Belgium (4)
*  France (2)
*  Germany (9)
*  Italy (4)
*  Romania (4)
*  Switzerland (4)
*  United States (12)

## Medal table

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Rank| Nation| Gold| Silver| Bronze| Total

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1|  United States| 2| 1| 1| 4
2|  Switzerland| 0| 1| 0| 1
3|  Germany| 0| 0| 1| 1
Totals (3 entries)| 2| 2| 2| 6

## References

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1. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1932 Lake Placid Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
2. ^ https://www.guillaumeflandre.com/olympics/lake-placid-1932-winter-olympics-medal-count-by-population.html [dead link]

## External links

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* Official Olympic Report
* 1932 bobsleigh two-man results
* 1932 bobsleigh four-man results

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Events at the 1932 Winter Olympics (Lake Placid)

* Bobsleigh
* Cross-country skiing
* Curling (demonstration)
* Figure skating
* Ice hockey
* Nordic combined
* Sled dog racing (demonstration)
* Ski jumping
* Speed skating

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