Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics

At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturdayday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard	United States (USA) USA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron
Four-man	United States (USA) USA II Francis Tyler Patrick Martin Edward Rimkus William D'Amico	Belgium (BEL) Belgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet	United States (USA) USA I James Bickford Thomas Hicks Donald Dupree William Dupree

Participating nations

Twenty-one bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from nine nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:

Argentina (4)
Belgium (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (10)
Great Britain (10)
Italy (10)
Norway (8)
Switzerland (8)
United States (12)

Medal table

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

References

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz)

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

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