Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics

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.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man	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	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

A stylized image shows a four-man bobled running the bobsled track, with an observation tower and spectator viewing area on either side. At the top of the image are the flags of the United States, the Olympic movement, and France, and the bottom of the poster reads, "Olympic Bobsled Run Lake Placid, Up where winter calls to play, Operated by New York State Conservation Dept."

A Works Progress Administration poster advertising the Lake Placid bobsled run

Austria, Belgium, and France only competed in the two-man event. Eleven bobsledders competed in both events.

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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	2	1	1	4
2	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
3	Germany	0	0	1	1

References

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

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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