Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics
Bobsleighat the I Olympic Winter Games
Venue Chamonix , FranceDates 2–3 February Competitors 39 from 5 nations
At the 1924 Winter Olympics , only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event. However, rules at the time also allowed a fifth sledder to compete. The event was held on Saturday and Sunday, 2 and 3 February 1924.[ 1]
Medalists
Results
Place
Team
Bobsledders
Run 1
Run 2
Run 3
Run 4
Total
1
Switzerland I (SUI )
Eduard Scherrer , Alfred Neveu , Alfred Schläppi , and Heinrich Schläppi
1:27.39
1:26.60
1:25.02
1:26.53
5:45.54
2
Great Britain II (GBR )
Ralph Broome , Thomas Arnold , Alexander Richardson , and Rodney Soher
1:28.73
1:28.67
1:25.76
1:25.67
5:48.83
3
Belgium I (BEL )
Charles Mulder , René Mortiaux , Paul Van den Broeck , Victor Verschueren , and Henri Willems
1:29.89
1:34.22
1:29.98
1:28.20
6:02.29
4
France II (FRA )
Antony Berg , Henri Aldebert , Georges André , and Jean de Suarez d'Aulan
1:39.35
1:34.99
1:36.68
1:31.93
6:22.95
5
Great Britain I (GBR )
William Horton , Archibald Crabbe , Gerard Fairlie , and George Pim
1:42.33
1:41.28
1:38.58
1:38.52
6:40.71
6
Italy I (ITA )
Lodovico Obexer , Massimo Fink , Paolo Herbert , Giuseppe Steiner , and Aloise Trenker
1:53.00
1:49.69
1:48.73
1:43.99
7:15.41
–
France I (FRA )
Émile Legrand , Gabriel Izard , Jacques Jany , and Fernand Legrand
4:29.01
–
2:00.79
1:56.58
–
–
Italy II (ITA )
Luigi Tornielli di Borgolavezzaro , Adolfo Bocchi , Leonardo Bonzi , Alfredo Spasciani , and Alberto Visconti
4:08.44
–
–
–
–
–
Switzerland II (SUI )
Charles Stoffel , Alois Faigle , Anton Guldener , and Edmond Laroche
5:38.00
–
–
–
–
Participating nations
A total of 39 bobsledders from five nations competed at the Chamonix Games:
Medal table
References
External links
1924 : Scherrer , Neveu , A. Schläppi , H. Schläppi (SUI )
1928 : Fiske , Tucker , Mason , Gray , Parke (USA )
1932 : Fiske , Eagan , Gray , O'Brien (USA )
1936 : Musy , Gartmann , Bouvier , Beerli (SUI )
1948 : Tyler , Martin , Rimkus , D'Amico (USA )
1952 : Ostler , Kuhn , Nieberl , Kemser (GER )
1956 : Kapus , Diener , Alt , Angst (SUI )
1964 : V. Emery , Kirby , Anakin , J. Emery (CAN )
1968 : Monti , de Paolis , Zandonella , Armano (ITA )
1972 : Wicki , Hubacher , Leutenegger , Camichel (SUI )
1976 : Nehmer , Babock , Germeshausen , Lehmann (GDR )
1980 : Nehmer , Musioł , Germeshausen , Gerhardt (GDR )
1984 : Hoppe , Wetzig , Schauerhammer , Kirchner (GDR )
1988 : Fasser , Meier , Fässler , Stocker (SUI )
1992 : Appelt , Winkler , Haidacher , Schroll (AUT )
1994 : Czudaj , Brannasch , Hampel , Szelig (GER )
1998 : Langen , Zimmerman , Jakobs , Hampel (GER )
2002 : Lange , Kühn , Kuske , Embach (GER )
2006 : Lange , Hoppe , Putze , Kuske (GER )
2010 : Holcomb , Olsen , Mesler , Tomasevicz (USA )
2014 : Melbārdis , Vilkaste , Dreiškens , Strenga (LAT )
2018 : Friedrich , Bauer , Grothkopp , Margis (GER )
2022 : Friedrich , Margis , Bauer , Schüller (GER )