Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Four-man
| Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Two | men |
| Four | men |
The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.[1]
Medallists
[edit]| Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|
 Germany (GER)Germany I Andreas Ostler Friedrich Kuhn Lorenz Nieberl Franz Kemser |
 United States (USA)USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin Howard Crossett James Atkinson |
 Switzerland (SUI)Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser |
Results
[edit]| Rank | Team | Athletes | Run 1 | Run 2 | Run 3 | Run 4 | Final |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (GER) Germany I
|
Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser | 1:16.84 | 1:17.57 | 1:16.55 | 1:16.86 | 5:07.84 |
| Silver | United States (USA) USA I
|
Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, Howard Crossett, & James Atkinson | 1:17.44 | 1:17.78 | 1:16.72 | 1:18.54 | 5:10.48 |
| Bronze | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I
|
Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, André Filippini, & Stephan Waser | 1:18.67 | 1:18.08 | 1:17.40 | 1:17.55 | 5:11.70 |
| 4 | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II
|
Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli, Franz Kapus, & Werner Spring | 1:17.75 | 1:19.45 | 1:17.88 | 1:18.90 | 5:13.98 |
| 5 |  Austria (AUT) Austria I
|
Karl Wagner, Franz Eckhardt, Hermann Palka, & Paul Aste | 1:19.34 | 1:18.91 | 1:18.27 | 1:18.22 | 5:14.74 |
| 6 |  Sweden (SWE) Sweden I
|
Kjell Holmström, Felix Fernström, Nils Landgren, & Jan Lapidoth | 1:19.11 | 1:19.90 | 1:17.28 | 1:18.72 | 5:15.01 |
| 7 | Sweden (SWE) Sweden II
|
Gunnar Åhs, Börje Ekedahl, Lennart Sandin, & Gunnar Garpö | 1:18.84 | 1:19.93 | 1:18.66 | 1:20.43 | 5:17.86 |
| 8 |  Argentina (ARG) Argentina I
|
Carlos Tomasi, Robert Bordeu, Carlos Sareisian, & Héctor Tomasi | 1:20.15 | 1:19.81 | 1:19.35 | 1:19.54 | 5:18.85 |
| 9 | United States (USA) USA II
|
James Bickford, Hubert Miller, Maurice R. Severino, & Joseph Scott | 1:19.13 | 1:19.97 | 1:19.49 | 1:21.09 | 5:19.68 |
| 10 |  Italy (ITA) Italy II
|
Alberto Della Beffa, Sandro Rasini, Dario Colombi, & Dario Poggi | 1:20.02 | 1:21.39 | 1:18.86 | 1:19.65 | 5:19.62 |
| 11 |  France (FRA) France I
|
André Robin, Joseph Chatelus, Louis Saint-Calbre, & Henri Rivière | 1:18.90 | 1:19.91 | 1:19.18 | 1:22.75 | 5:20.74 |
| 12 |  Norway (NOR) Norway I
|
Arne Holst, Trygve Brudevold, Curt James Haydn, & Kåre Christiansen | 1:20.05 | 1:19.93 | 1:19.98 | 1:21.40 | 5:21.36 |
| 13 | Norway (NOR) Norway II
|
Reidar Alveberg, Anders Hveem, Arne Røgden, & Gunnar Thoresen | 1:21.53 | 1:21.18 | 1:20.77 | 1:20.99 | 5:24.47 |
| 14 | Italy (ITA) Italy II
|
Umberto Gilarduzzi, Michele Alverà, Vittorio Folonari, & Luigi Cavalieri | 1:21.23 | 1:21.35 | 1:21.64 | 1:21.76 | 5:25.98 |
| DNF | Austria (AUT) Austria II
|
Kurt Loserth, Wilfried Thurner, Franz Kneissl, & Heinz Hoppichler | 1:19.51 | 1:20.25 | 1:20.44 | DNF |
References
[edit]- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Four". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
