Bobsleigh at the 1948 Winter Olympics
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At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Friday, January 30, 1948 and on Saturday, January 31, 1948 while the four-man competition was held on Friday, February 6, 1948 and on Saturday, February 7, 1948.[1]
VenueSt. Moritz, Switzerland
Dates30-31 January 1948 (two-man)
6-7 February 1948 (four-man)
6-7 February 1948 (four-man)
Competitors71 from 9 nations
| Bobsleigh at the V Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Dates | 30-31 January 1948 (two-man) 6-7 February 1948 (four-man) |
| Competitors | 71 from 9 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
 SwitzerlandSwitzerland II Felix Endrich Friedrich Waller |
Switzerland Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Paul Eberhard |
 United StatesUSA II Frederick Fortune Schuyler Carron |
| Four-man |
United States USA II Francis Tyler Patrick Martin Edward Rimkus William D'Amico |
 BelgiumBelgium I Max Houben Freddy Mansveld Louis-Georges Niels Jacques Mouvet |
United States USA I James Bickford Thomas Hicks Donald Dupree William Dupree |
Participating nations
Twenty-one bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 71 bobsledders from nine nations competed at the St. Moritz Games:
Argentina (4)
Belgium (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
France (10)
Great Britain (10)
Italy (10)
Norway (8)
Switzerland (8)
United States (12)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |