Medal record | ||
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Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing United States | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man | |
World Championships | ||
1959 St. Moritz | Four-man | |
1957 St. Moritz | Two-man | |
1957 St. Moritz | Four-man | |
1959 St. Moritz | Two-man |
Charles Thomas Butler (born June 11, 1932) is a former American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, a gold in the 1959 World Championships, and three other medals at the World Championships.
Butler is a 1955 graduate of Brown University.
Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he has won a total of four Olympic medals. A gold medal in Sochi, two bronze medals in Torino and another bronze medal in Salt Lake City.
Donat Acklin is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold, one silver, and one bronze.
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Markus Zimmermann is a German former bobsledder who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds, one silver, and one bronze. He was born at Berchtesgaden, in southern Bavaria.
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