Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

Summary

At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.[1]

Bobsleigh
at the VII Olympic Winter Games
VenueCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
Dates27 January – 4 February
Competitors101 from 14 nations
← 1952
1964 →

Medal summary edit

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details
  Italy (ITA)
Italy I
Lamberto Dalla Costa
Giacomo Conti
  Italy (ITA)
Italy II
Eugenio Monti
Renzo Alverà
  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Max Angst
Harry Warburton
Four-man
details
  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Franz Kapus
Gottfried Diener
Robert Alt
Heinrich Angst
  Italy (ITA)
Italy II
Eugenio Monti
Ulrico Girardi
Renzo Alverà
Renato Mocellini
  United States (USA)
USA I
Arthur Tyler
William Dodge
Charles Thomas Butler
James Lamy

Participating nations edit

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy1203
2  Switzerland1012
3  United States0011
Totals (3 entries)2226

References edit

  1. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.

External links edit

  • 1956 bobsleigh two-man results
  • 1956 bobsleigh four-man results