Skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics

Skeleton
at the II Olympic Winter Games
Venue Cresta Run
Competitors 10 from 6 nations
Medalists
  Jennison Heaton   United States
  John Heaton   United States
  David Carnegie   Great Britain
  1948»

These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the course.

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Medalists

Gold  Jennison Heaton
United States (USA)
Silver  John Heaton
United States (USA)
Bronze  David Carnegie
Great Britain (GBR)

Jennison and Jack Heaton were brothers. The skeleton sled on which Jennison Heaton won the gold medal is currently on display in the Hotel Soldanella in St. Moritz. This skeleton was owned by and used by USAF Maj. Gen. Lawrence C. Ames from 1948 until 1977. His last ride was on his eightieth birthday. At that time he was the oldest man ever to have run the Cresta Run. Jack Heaton would also win the silver medal in 1948.

The bronze medalist, David Carnegie, was also Earl of Northesk.

Results

Rank Name Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Total Diff.
 Jennison Heaton (USA) 1:00.2 1:00.2 1:01.4 3:01.8 —
 John Heaton (USA) 1:01.4 1:00.4 1:01.0 3:02.8 +1.0
 David Carnegie (GBR) 1:02.7 1:01.0 1:01.4 3:05.1 +3.3
4  Agostino Lanfranchi (ITA) 1:02.1 1:02.4 1:04.2 3:08.7 +6.9
5  Alexander Berner (SUI) 1:03.4 1:03.4 1:02.0 3:08.8 +7.0
6  Franz Unterlechner (AUT) 1:05.9 1:03.4 1:04.2 3:13.5 +11.7
7  Alessandro del Torso (ITA) 1:05.6 1:04.7 1:04.6 3:14.9 +13.1
8  Louis Hasenknopf (AUT) 1:15.4 1:10.9 1:10.4 3:36.7 +34.9
9  W. Noneschen (SUI) 1:04.8 DNF — — —
10  P. Dorneuil (FRA) DNF — — — —

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  United States (USA) 1 1 0 2
2  Great Britain (GBR) 0 0 1 1

References

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