Bobsleigh at the 1928 Winter Olympics
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At the 1928 Winter Olympics
, only one bobsleigh
event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.
1928 Winter Olympics
The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 11–19, 1928 in St. Moritz, Switzerland. The 1928 Games were the first true Winter Olympics held on its own as they were not in conjunction with a Summer Olympics...
, only one bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
event was contested, the five man event. The competition was held on Saturday, February 18, 1928.
Medalists
| USA II Billy Fiske Billy Fiske William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II... Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Travers Mason was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island.-References:* *... Richard Parke Richard Parke Richard Averell Parke was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... Nion Tocker Nion Tocker Nion Robert Tocker, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in San Francisco, California.-References:* * *... |
USA I Thomas Doe Thomas Doe Thomas Bartwell Doe, Jr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Hendersonville, North Carolina.-References:**... David Granger David Granger (bobsleigh) David Granger was an American bobsledder and businessman who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in New York City.... Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton was an American bobsled and skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he won two medals with a gold in the men's skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition... Lyman Hine Lyman Hine Lyman Northrop Hine was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St... |
Germany II Hans Heß Hans Hess (bobsledder) Hans Hess was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber Sebastian "Wastl" Huber was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s... Hanns Kilian Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s... Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... |
Results
| Place | Team | Bobsledders | Run 1 | Run 2 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Billy Fiske Billy Fiske William Meade Lindsley "Billy" Fiske III was the 1928 and 1932 Olympic champion bobsled driver and, following Jimmy Davies, was one of the first American pilots killed in action in World War II... , Nion Tocker Nion Tocker Nion Robert Tocker, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He was born in Sacramento, California and died in San Francisco, California.-References:* * *... , Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Mason Geoffrey Travers Mason was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, he won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Rumford, Rhode Island.-References:* *... , Clifford Grey Clifford Grey Clifford Grey was an English songwriter, actor, librettist and Olympic medalist. His birth name was Percival Davis, and he was also known as Clifford Gray, Tippi Gray, Tippi Grey, Tippy Gray and Tippy Grey.As a writer, Grey contributed prolifically to West End and Broadway shows, as librettist and... , and Richard Parke Richard Parke Richard Averell Parke was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a gold medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... |
1:38.9 | 1:41.6 | 3:20.5 | |
| 2 | Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton Jennison Heaton was an American bobsled and skeleton racer who competed in the late 1920s. He was born in New Haven, Connecticut. At the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz, he won two medals with a gold in the men's skeleton event and a silver in the five-man bobsleigh competition... , David Granger David Granger (bobsleigh) David Granger was an American bobsledder and businessman who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in New York City.... , Lyman Hine Lyman Hine Lyman Northrop Hine was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. Born in Brooklyn, New York, he won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:*... , Jay O'Brien Jay O'Brien Jay James O'Brien was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics with a gold in the four-man event at Lake Placid, New York in 1932 and a silver in the five-man event at St... , and Thomas Doe Thomas Doe Thomas Bartwell Doe, Jr. was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Hendersonville, North Carolina.-References:**... |
1:42.3 | 1:38.7 | 3:21.0 | |
| 3 | Hanns Kilian Hanns Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian Hans Kilian (alternate listings: Hanns Kilian, Hans Killian, or Hanns Killian (2 May 1905 – 17 April 1981) was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the late 1930s... , Hans Heß Hans Hess (bobsledder) Hans Hess was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... , Sebastian Huber Sebastian Huber Sebastian "Wastl" Huber was a German bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s... , Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl Valentin Krempl was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:**... , and Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle Hanns Nägle was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the five-man event at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.-References:* *... |
1:41.7 | 1:40.2 | 3:21.9 | |
| 4 | Arturo Gramajo, Ricardo González, Mariano de María, Rafael Iglesias, and John Victor Nash | 1:40.1 | 1:42.5 | 3:22.6 | |
| 5 | Eduardo Hope, Jorge del Carril, Héctor Milberg, Horacio Iglesias, and Horacio Gramajo | 1:42.3 | 1:40.6 | 3:22.9 | |
| 6 | Ernest Lambert, Walter Ganshof, Marcel Sedille-Courbon, Max Houben Max Houben Max Houben was a Belgian athlete and bobsledder who competed from the early 1920s to the late 1940s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St... , and Léon Tom Léon Tom Léon Tom was a Belgian Olympic fencer and bobsledder. He won two silver medals in the team épée competition at the 1920 and 1924 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics.-References:... |
1:39.8 | 1:44.7 | 3:24.5 | |
| 7 | Grigore Socolescu, Ion Gavăţ, Traian Niţescu, Toma Ghiţulescu, and Mircea Socolescu | 1:43.8 | 1:40.8 | 3:24.6 | |
| 8 | Charles Stoffel, René Fonjallaz René Fonjallaz René Fonjallaz was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s. He won the silver medal in the four-man event at the 1931 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... , Henry Höhnes, E. Coppetti, and Louis Koch |
1:43.1 | 1:42.6 | 3:25.7 | |
| 9 | Henry Martineau, Walter Birch, John Dalrymple John Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair John Aymer Dalrymple, 13th Earl of Stair, KCVO, MBE, DL , the son of John James Dalrymple, 12th Earl of Stair and Violet Evelyn Harford. He served as Lord-Lieutenant of Wigtownshire from 1961 to 1983.-Family:... , John Gee, and Edward Hall E.R. Hall Edward "Eddie" Ramsden Hall was an English racing driver. He was born in Milnsbridge into a wealthy Yorkshire family in 1900, the heir to a successful textiles business which funded his motor racing and other sporting exploits... |
1:41.7 | 1:44.5 | 3:26.2 | |
| 10 | George Pim, Guy Tracey, David Griffith, Frederick Browning Frederick Browning Lieutenant-General Sir Frederick Arthur Montague Browning GCVO, KBE, CB, DSO was a British Army officer who has been called the "father of the British airborne forces". He is best known as the commander of the I Airborne Corps and deputy commander of First Allied Airborne Army during Operation... , and Thomas Warner |
1:40.6 | 1:45.7 | 3:26.3 | |
| 11 | L. M. Elizaga, Juan de Landa, J. Díaz, Mario Casasos, and G. Díaz | 1:44.9 | 1:42.8 | 3:27.6 | |
| 12 | Curt van de Sandt, Jacques Delprat, Edwin Teixeira de Mattos, Henri Dekking, and Hubert Menten | 1:43.5 | 1:45.5 | 3:29.0 | |
| 13 | Jean Mollien, John Schneiter John Schneiter John Schneiter is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1920s and early 1930s.At the 1928 Winter Olympics he was a member of the Swiss team Suisse II which finished 13th in the five man competition.... , René Ansermoz, André Mollien, and William Pichard |
1:41.7 | 1:48.2 | 3:29.9 | |
| 14 | Jean de Suarez d'Aulan Jean de Suarez d'Aulan Jean de Suarez d'Aulan was a French aviator, auto racer, bobsledder, and soldier.-Bobsleigh career:... , Michel Baur, Roger Petit-Didier, Jacques Petit-Didier, and William Beamisch |
1:43.7 | 1:46.3 | 3:30.0 | |
| 15 | André Dubonnet, Bernard du Pontavice de Heussey, Joseph Dedein, Stéphane de la Rochefoucault, and Jacques Rheins | 1:45.7 | 1:44.5 | 3:30.2 | |
| 16 | Charles Mulder Charles Mulder Charles M. Mulder was a Belgian bobsledder who competed during the early 1920s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1924 Winter Olympics in Chamonix.... , Hubert Kryn, Ferdinand Hubert, Louis Rooy, and Robert Langlois |
1:45.0 | 1:46.2 | 3:31.2 | |
| 17 | Józef Broel-Plater, Jerzy Bardziński, Jerzy Łucki, Jerzy Potulicki-Skórzewski, and Antoni Bura | 1:44.8 | 1:46.8 | 3:31.6 | |
| 18 | Hans-Edgar Endres, Paul Martin, Karl Reinhardt, Paul Volkhardt, and Rudolf Soenning | 1:48.0 | 1:43.9 | 3:31.9 | |
| 19 | Alexandru Berlescu, Eugen Ştefănescu, Petre Petrovici, Tita Rădulescu, and Horia Roman | 1:47.3 | 1:44.9 | 3:32.2 | |
| 20 | Marc Schoetter, Raoul Weckbecker Raoul Weckbecker Raoul Weckbecker was a Luxembourgian bobsledder and skier.He competed at the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1928 Winter Olympics, finishing twentieth . In 1936, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weckbecker finished 22nd in the two-man bob competition... , Willy Heldenstein, Pierre Kaempff, and Auguste Hilbert |
1:45.8 | 1:46.9 | 3:32.7 | |
| 21 | Giancarlo Morpugo, Carlo Sem, Luigi Cerutti, Giuseppe Crivelli Giuseppe Crivelli Giuseppe Crivelli was an Italian rower and bobsledder who competed in the 1924 Summer Olympics and in the 1928 Winter Olympics.He was born in Milan.... , and Piero Marchetti |
1:45.0 | 1:49.6 | 3:34.6 | |
| 22 | Franz Lorenz Franz Lorenz Franz Lorenz was an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. In 1928 he finished 22nd in the four-man event.-References:*** - p. 415.... , Franz Wohlgemuth Franz Wohlgemuth Franz Wohlgemuth was an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936.-References:*** - p. 415.... , Eduard Pechanda, Benno Karner, and Richard Lorenz Richard Lorenz Richard Lorenz is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the late 1920s to the mid 1930s.Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of 11th in the four-man event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen in 1936. In 1928 he finished 22nd in the four-man event.-References:*** - p. 415.... |
1:42.3 | 1:49.7 | 3:42.0 | |
| — | Gustav Mader, Hugo Weinstengel, Michael Waissnix, Walter Sehr, and Franz Pamperl | 1:44.2 | DSQ | DSQ |
Participating nations
A total of 115 bobsledders from 14 nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Total | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
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