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

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]

Medalists

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

PlaceTeamBobsleddersRun 1Run 2Run 3Run 4Total
1 Switzerland I (SUI)Eduard Scherrer, Alfred Neveu, Alfred Schläppi, and Heinrich Schläppi 1:27.391:26.601:25.021:26.535:45.54
2 Great Britain II (GBR)Ralph Broome, Thomas Arnold, Alexander Richardson, and Rodney Soher 1:28.731:28.671:25.761:25.675:48.83
3 Belgium I (BEL)Charles Mulder, René Mortiaux, Paul Van den Broeck, Victor Verschueren, and Henri Willems 1:29.891:34.221:29.981:28.206:02.29
4 France II (FRA)Antony Berg, Henri Aldebert, Georges André, and Jean de Suarez d'Aulan 1:39.351:34.991:36.681:31.936:22.95
5 Great Britain I (GBR)William Horton, Archibald Crabbe, Gerard Fairlie, and George Pim 1:42.331:41.281:38.581:38.526:40.71
6 Italy I (ITA)Lodovico Obexer, Massimo Fink, Paolo Herbert, Giuseppe Steiner, and Aloise Trenker 1:53.001:49.691:48.731:43.997:15.41
 France I (FRA)Émile Legrand, Gabriel Izard, Jacques Jany, and Fernand Legrand 4:29.012:00.791:56.58
 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

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

Medal table

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

References

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