Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics – Two-man

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The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 14 and 15 February 1936. [1]

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Medallists

GoldSilverBronze
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
USA I
Ivan Brown
Alan Washbond
Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)
Switzerland II
Fritz Feierabend
Joseph Beerli
US flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)
USA II
Gilbert Colgate
Richard Lawrence

Results

RankTeamAthletesRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Final
GoldUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)USA I Ivan Brown & Alan Washbond 1:22.501:21.021:25.391:20.385:29.29
SilverFlag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend & Joseph Beerli 1:26.341:20.311:24.111:19.885:30.64
BronzeUS flag 48 stars.svg  United States  (USA)USA II Gilbert Colgate & Richard Lawrence 1:25.061:21.941:24.801:22.165:33.96
4Flag of the United Kingdom.svg  Great Britain  (GBR)Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy & James Cardno 1:25.611:23.851:28.581:22.215:40.25
5Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)Germany I Hanns Kilian & Hermann von Valta 1:27.291:24.241:26.631:23.855:42.01
6Flag of the German Reich (1935-1945).svg  Germany  (GER)Germany II Fritz Grau & Albert Brehme 1:30.661:23.331:26.941:23.785:44.71
7Flag of Switzerland.svg  Switzerland  (SUI)Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt & Charles Bouvier 1:25.451:23.691:34.091:23.005:46.23
8Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Belgium I Rene Baron Lunden & Eric Vicomte de Spoelberch 1:25.821:24.351:32.311:23.805:46.28
9Flag of Belgium (civil).svg  Belgium  (BEL)Belgium II Max Houben & Martial van Schelle 1:31.731:24.051:26.131:25.415:47.32
10Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands  (NED)Holland I Willem Barongevers & Samuel J. Dunlop 1:31.411:24.991:25.711:26.005:48.11
11Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)Italy II Edgardo Vaghi & Dario Poggi 1:30.031:25.661:29.041:26.295:51.02
12Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg  Italy  (ITA)Italy I Antonio Brivio & Carlo Soldini 1:33.381:27.851:25.781:24.205:51.21
13Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)Austria I Hans Stürer & Hans Rottensteiner 1:28.121:25.201:30.551:28.135:52.00
14Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)France I Jean de Suarez d'Aulan & Jacques Bridou 1:32.491:25.591:28.931:27.805:54.81
15Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)Romania I Alexandru Frimu & Tita Rădulescu 1:29.961:27.261:34.061:24.735:56.01
16Flag of Romania.svg  Romania  (ROU)Romania II Alexandru Budişteanu & Dumitru Gheorghiu 1:30.371:27.581:34.111:26.855:58.91
17Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)Czechoslovakia II Gustav Leubner & Wilhelm Blechschmidt 1:32.531:29.231:31.591:26.125:59.47
18Flag of Liechtenstein (1921-1937).svg  Liechtenstein  (LIE)Liechtenstein I Eduard Theodor von Falz-Fein & Eugen Büchel 1:30.961:26.911:35.271:28.206:01.94
19Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)Austria II Hans Volckmar & Anton Kaltenberger 1:33.711:26.281:30.501:31.816:02.30
20Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg  Czechoslovakia  (TCH)Czechoslovakia II Josef Lanzendörfer & Karel Růžička 1:31.401:28.901:36.571:32.836:09.70
21Flag of France.svg  France  (FRA)France II Anatole Bozon & Émile Kleber 1:41.991:31.921:35.091:31.076:20.07
22Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)Luxembourg I Raoul Weckbecker & Géza Wertheim 1:45.411:33.951:35.961:37.476:32.79
Flag of Luxembourg.svg  Luxembourg  (LUX)Luxembourg II Henri Koch & Gustav Wagner 1:42.021:31.911:29.76NMDNF

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References

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