Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936, to February 15, 1936.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man	United States (USA) USA I Ivan Brown Alan Washbond	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend Joseph Beerli	United States (USA) USA II Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence
Four-man	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Pierre Musy Arnold Gartmann Charles Bouvier Jos Beerli	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt Hans Aichele Fritz Feierabend Hans Bütikofer	Great Britain (GBR) Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green

Participating nations

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 1 bobsledder from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Switzerland	1	2	0	3
2	United States	1	0	1	2
3	Great Britain	0	0	1	1

References

1936 bobsleigh two-man results
1936 bobsleigh four-man results
1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.(German) - pp. 408–19.

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1936 Winter Olympics (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

Alpine skiing Bobsleigh Cross‑country skiing Figure skating Ice hockey Military patrol (demonstration) Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating

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