Geoffrey Mason
American bobsledder
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Geoffrey Travers Mason (May 13, 1902 – January 5, 1987) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's bobsleigh | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1928 St. Moritz | Five-man |
Responding to a newspaper article in Paris, Mason was invited to join the Olympics. Then, nineteen days after seeing a bobsled for the first time, he won a gold medal as part of the victorious U.S. five-man team at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and came home with the American flag from the event.[1]
Mason was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Rumford, Rhode Island.
