Henry Homburger
| Olympic medal record | ||
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.svg.png){kind=icon} | 1932 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Henry Anton Homburger (December 2, 1902 – September 14, 1950) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.
He was born in New York City and died in Sacramento.
At the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid he won the silver medal in the four-man event.
A civil engineer by profession, Homburger was also responsible for the design of the bobsleigh track used for those Winter Olympics; he also did engineering work for Saranac Lake architect William G. Distin in the design of the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid.
References
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- History of bobsleigh featuring Homburger
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-Man". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 560.
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