Skeleton at the 1948 Winter Olympics

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Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games. The contest was run over a total of six runs.

[edit] Men's event

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Nino Bibbia Italy (ITA)	5:23.2
Silver	John Heaton United States (USA)	5:24.6
Bronze	John Crammond Great Britain (GBR)	5.25.1

Turn 10 at Cesana Pariol, where the Bobsled, Luge, and Skeleton competitions took place for the 2006 Winter Olympics took place in Turin, Italy, is named for Bibbia.

Events at the 1948 Winter Olympics (St. Moritz)
Alpine skiing • Bobsleigh • Cross‑country skiing • Figure skating • Ice hockey • Military patrol (demonstration) • Nordic combined • Skeleton • Ski jumping • Speed skating • Winter pentathlon (demonstration)

Skeleton at the Winter Olympics
1924 • 1928 • 1932 • 1936 • 1948 • 1952-1998 • 2002 • 2006 See also: List of Olympic medalists in skeleton