Bobsleigh at the 1936 Winter Olympics

At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936 to February 15, 1936.

Medal summary

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
 United States (USA)
USA I
Ivan Brown
Alan Washbond
 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Fritz Feierabend
Joseph Beerli
 United States (USA)
USA II
Gilbert Colgate
Richard Lawrence
Four-man
 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland II
Pierre Musy
Arnold Gartmann
Charles Bouvier
Joseph Beerli
 Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Reto Capadrutt
Hans Aichele
Fritz Feierabend
Hans Bütikofer
 Great Britain (GBR)
Great Britain I
Frederick McEvoy
James Cardno
Guy Dugdale
Charles Green

Participating nations

Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 99 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Switzerland 1 2 0 3
2 United States 1 0 1 2
3 Great Britain 0 0 1 1

References