Reto Capadrutt
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| Medal record | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | |||
| Olympic Games | |||
| Silver | 1932 Lake Placid | Two-man | |
| Silver | 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Four-man | |
| World Championships | |||
| Gold | 1935 Igls | Two-man | |
| Bronze | 1935 St. Moritz | Four-man | |
| Bronze | 1937 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man | |
Reto Capadrutt (March 4, 1912 – February 3, 1939) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event in 1932 and another silver medal in the four-man event in 1936.
Capadrutt also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships, with one gold (Two-man: 1935) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1937, Four-man: 1935).
He was killed competing in the four-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy. At the time of the 1932 Winter Olympics, he was linked to a romantic relationship with Elizabeth "Betty" Hood, daughter of John Ahearn. Ahearn was involved in New York City's Tammany Hall politics during the 1920s and 1930s.
[edit] References
- 1936 bobsleigh two-man results
- Adirondack Daily Enterprise article on Capadrutt's romance to Hood - accessed November 28, 2007.
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
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