Bobsleigh
at the IV Olympic Winter Games
VenueGarmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany
Dates6-16 February
Competitors115 from 14 nations

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936, to February 15, 1936.[1]

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
Joseph 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 95 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland1203
2 United States1012
3 Great Britain0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

References

  1. "Bobsleigh at the 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.


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