Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.
Medal summary
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
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Two-man |
![]() Germany I Andreas Ostler Lorenz Nieberl |
![]() USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin |
![]() Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser |
Four-man |
![]() Germany I Andreas Ostler Friedrich Kuhn Lorenz Nieberl Franz Kemser |
![]() USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin Howard Crossett James Atkinson |
![]() Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser |
Participating nations
Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event. 25 bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games:
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Argentina (4)
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Austria (8)
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Belgium (4)
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France (5)
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Germany (6)
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Italy (8)
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Norway (9)
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Sweden (9)
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Switzerland (8)
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United States (10)
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
References
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