Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics – Four-man

The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.[1]

Bobsleigh at the
1952 Winter Olympics
Twomen
Fourmen

Medallists
Gold Silver Bronze
 Germany (GER)
Germany I
Andreas Ostler
Friedrich Kuhn
Lorenz Nieberl
Franz Kemser		  United States (USA)
USA I
Stanley Benham
Patrick Martin
Howard Crossett
James Atkinson		  Switzerland (SUI)
Switzerland I
Fritz Feierabend
Albert Madörin
André Filippini
Stephan Waser

Results
Rank Team Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Final
Gold  Germany (GER) Germany I Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser 1:16.84 1:17.57 1:16.55 1:16.86 5:07.84
Silver  United States (USA) USA I Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, Howard Crossett, & James Atkinson 1:17.44 1:17.78 1:16.72 1:18.54 5:10.48
Bronze  Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, André Filippini, & Stephan Waser 1:18.67 1:18.08 1:17.40 1:17.55 5:11.70
4  Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli, Franz Kapus, & Werner Spring 1:17.75 1:19.45 1:17.88 1:18.90 5:13.98
5  Austria (AUT) Austria I Karl Wagner, Franz Eckhardt, Hermann Palka, & Paul Aste 1:19.34 1:18.91 1:18.27 1:18.22 5:14.74
6  Sweden (SWE) Sweden I Kjell Holmström, Felix Fernström, Nils Landgren, & Jan Lapidoth 1:19.11 1:19.90 1:17.28 1:18.72 5:15.01
7  Sweden (SWE) Sweden II Gunnar Åhs, Börje Ekedahl, Lennart Sandin, & Gunnar Garpö 1:18.84 1:19.93 1:18.66 1:20.43 5:17.86
8  Argentina (ARG) Argentina I Carlos Tomasi, Robert Bordeu, Carlos Sareisian, & Héctor Tomasi 1:20.15 1:19.81 1:19.35 1:19.54 5:18.85
9  United States (USA) USA II James Bickford, Hubert Miller, Maurice R. Severino, & Joseph Scott 1:19.13 1:19.97 1:19.49 1:21.09 5:19.68
10  Italy (ITA) Italy II Alberto Della Beffa, Sandro Rasini, Dario Colombi, & Dario Poggi 1:20.02 1:21.39 1:18.86 1:19.65 5:19.62
11  France (FRA) France I André Robin, Joseph Chatelus, Louis Saint-Calbre, & Henri Rivière 1:18.90 1:19.91 1:19.18 1:22.75 5:20.74
12  Norway (NOR) Norway I Arne Holst, Trygve Brudevold, Curt James Haydn, & Kåre Christiansen 1:20.05 1:19.93 1:19.98 1:21.40 5:21.36
13  Norway (NOR) Norway II Reidar Alveberg, Anders Hveem, Arne Røgden, & Gunnar Thoresen 1:21.53 1:21.18 1:20.77 1:20.99 5:24.47
14  Italy (ITA) Italy II Umberto Gilarduzzi, Michele Alverà, Vittorio Folonari, & Luigi Cavalieri 1:21.23 1:21.35 1:21.64 1:21.76 5:25.98
DNF  Austria (AUT) Austria II Kurt Loserth, Wilfried Thurner, Franz Kneissl, & Heinz Hoppichler 1:19.51 1:20.25 1:20.44 DNF

References
  1. "Bobsleigh at the 1952 Oslo Winter Games: Men's Four". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 April 2018.
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