Gilbert Colgate
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Gilbert Bayard Colgate, Jr. (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
He was born and died in New York City.
Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, was also one of four children of Gilbert Colgate, Sr., who was the son of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
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- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Biographical Dictionary of American Business article on Colgate's father - Accessed August 11, 2007.
- Ivy League sports featuring Colgate
- TIME magazine March 5, 1934 article featuring Colgate - Accessed August 11, 2007.
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