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

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:

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

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

	1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014

List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1936 Winter Olympics (Garmisch-Partenkirchen)

Alpine skiing Bobsleigh Cross‑country skiing Figure skating Ice hockey Military patrol (demonstration) Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating