John Hammond (bobsleigh)

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John Hammond
Personal information
NationalityBritish
Born (1933-08-04) 4 August 1933 (age 87)
London, England
Sport
Sport Bobsleigh

John Hammond (born 4 August 1933) is a British bobsledder. [1] He competed in the two-man and the four man events at the 1972 Winter Olympics. [2]

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References

  1. "John Hammond". Olympedia. Retrieved 22 November 2020.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "John Hammond Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 11 April 2018.