Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Four-man

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The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. The competition was held on Tuesday and Wednesday, 11 and 12 February 1936. [1]

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Medallists

GoldSilverBronze
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Switzerland II
Pierre Musy
Arnold Gartmann
Charles Bouvier
Joseph Beerli
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Switzerland I
Reto Capadrutt
Hans Aichele
Fritz Feierabend
Hans Bütikofer
Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)
Great Britain I
Frederick McEvoy
James Cardno
Guy Dugdale
Charles Green

Results

RankTeamAthletesRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Final
GoldFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)Switzerland II Pierre Musy, Arnold Gartmann, Charles Bouvier, & Joseph Beerli 1:22.451:18.781:19.601:19.025:19.85
SilverFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele, Fritz Feierabend, & Hans Bütikofer 1:23.491:19.881:20.751:18.615:22.73
BronzeFlag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy, James Cardno, Guy Dugdale, & Charles Green 1:23.381:20.181:20.741:19.115:23.41
4US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)USA I Hubert Stevens, Crawford Merkel, Robert Martin, & John Shene 1:25.611:19.171:20.511:18.545:24.13
5Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Belgium II Max Houben, Martial Van Schelle, Louis De Ridder, & Paul Graeffe 1:22.221:23.521:22.501:20.685:28.92
6US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)USA II Francis Tyler, James Bickford, Richard Lawrence, & Max Bly 1:25.611:23.851:20.221:19.325:29.00
7Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)Germany I Hanns Kilian, Sebastian Huber, Fritz Schwarz, & Hermann von Valta 1:20.731:23.051:24.091:21.205:29.07
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Belgium I Rene Baron Lunden, Eric Vicomte de Spoelberch, Philippe de Pret Roose, & Gaston Braun 1:25.771:21.811:21.671:20.575:29.82
9Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)France I Jean de Suarez d'Aulan, Jacques Bridou, Jean Dauven, & Louis Balsan 1:25.771:21.811:21.671:20.575:29.82
10Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)Italy I Antonio Brivio, Carlo Solveni, Emilio Dell'Oro, & Raffaele Manardi 1:26.961:22.461:20.981:20.675:31.07
11Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)Austria I Franz Lorenz, Richard Lorenz, Franz Wohlgemuth, & Rudolf Höll 1:27.381:26.841:26.171:24.745:45.13
12Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)Czechoslovakia II Gustav Leubner, Walter Heinzl, Bedrich Posselt, & Wilhelm Blechschmidt 1:26.681:25.601:28.131:25.115:45.52
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)Austria II Viktor Wigelbeyer, Franz Bednar, Robert Bednar, & Johann Baptist Gudenus 1:30.701:29.621:30.951:26.645:57.91
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)Romania II Alexandru Budişteanu, Tita Rădulescu, Alexandru Ionescu, & Aurel Marasescu 1:31.811:28.371:25.21NM
No mark
DNF
Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)Italy II Francesco De Zanna, Ernesto Franceschi, Uberto Gillarduzzi, & Amedeo Angeli 1:23.02NMDNF
Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)Czechoslovakia I Josef Lanzendörfer, Karel Růžička, Ewald Menzl, & Robert Zintel (bobsledder) NMDNF
Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)Germany II Walter Trott, Fritz Vonhof, Wolfgang Kummer, & Rudolf Werlich NMDNF
Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)France II René Charlet, Étienne Payot, Albert Mugnier, & Amédée Ronzel NMDNF
Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)Romania I Emil Angelescu, Dumitru Gheorghiu, Teodor Popescu, & Alexandru Tautu DNS

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References

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