Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics

At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday, February 14, 1952 and on Friday, February 15, 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday, February 21, 1952 and on Friday, February 22, 1952.

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man	Germany (GER) Germany I Andreas Ostler Lorenz Nieberl	United States (USA) USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser
Four-man	Germany (GER) Germany I Andreas Ostler Friedrich Kuhn Lorenz Nieberl Franz Kemser	United States (USA) USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin Howard Crossett James Atkinson	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini Stephan Waser

Participating nations

Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event. 25 bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games:

Argentina (4)
Austria (8)
Belgium (4)
France (5)
Germany (6)
Italy (8)
Norway (9)
Sweden (9)
Switzerland (8)
United States (10)

Medal table

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

References

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1952 Winter Olympics (Oslo)

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

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