Gilbert Colgate
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| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gilbert Bayard Colgate Jr. |
| Born | 21 December 1899 |
| Died | 9 October 1965 (aged 65) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Medal record | |
Gilbert Bayard Colgate Jr. (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American businessman and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with teammate Richard Lawrence.
Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, and brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter); was also one of five children of Gilbert Colgate Sr., who was the great-grandson of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company. He served as a director of the Colgate company and was chairman of the Colgate-Larsen Aircraft Company. Gil Colgate was concerned about the population explosion and became one of the founders of Planned Parenthood.
