Bobsleigh at the 1924 Winter Olympics

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]

Bobsleigh
at the I Olympic Winter Games
VenueChamonix, France
Dates2–3 February
Competitors39 from 5 nations
1928 →

Medalists edit

Gold Silver Bronze
  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Alfred Neveu
Eduard Scherrer
Alfred Schläppi
Heinrich Schläppi
  Great Britain (GBR)
Great Britain II
Thomas Arnold
Ralph Broome
Alexander Richardson
Rodney Soher
  Belgium (BEL)
Belgium I
Charles Mulder
René Mortiaux
Paul Van den Broeck
Victor Verschueren
Henri Willems

Results edit

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 edit

A total of 39 bobsledders from five nations competed at the Chamonix Games:

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland1001
2  Great Britain0101
3  Belgium0011
Totals (3 entries)1113

References edit

  1. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1924 Chamonix Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 5 April 2018.

External links edit