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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.
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References
- 1936 bobsleigh four-man results
- 1936 Olympic Winter Games official report. (in German) – p. 415.
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Gaston Braun". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 19 May 2011.
