Curtis Stevens
Encyclopedia
Curtis Paul Stevens (June 1, 1898 – May 15, 1979) was an American
bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics
in Lake Placid
.
The national champion for bobsleigh
in the two-man event is named in Stevens' honor. He died in Lake Placid, New York
.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1932 Winter Olympics
1932 Winter Olympics
The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. The games opened on February 4 and closed on February 15. It would be the first winter olympics held in the United...
in Lake Placid
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
.
The national champion for 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....
in the two-man event is named in Stevens' honor. He died in Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
.