Medal record | ||
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Bobsleigh | ||
Olympic Games | ||
1948 St. Moritz | Two-man | |
World Championships | ||
1949 Lake Placid | Two-man | |
1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Two-man | |
1947 St. Moritz | Two-man | |
1951 Alpe d'Huez | Two-man |
Felix Endrich (5 December 1921 – 31 January 1953) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal along with brakeman Fritz Waller in the two-man event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz.[1][2]
Career
As a pilot, Endrich won four medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (1949, 1953), one silver (1947), and one bronze (1951).
Endrich was killed at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany during the four-man competition when the sled he was driving hurtled over a wall and crashed into a tree. He suffered a broken neck in the collision and was pronounced dead on arrival at the hospital in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. He had also won the two-man world championship a week earlier.[3]
References
- ↑ "Felix Endrich - Bobsleigh". Olympic.org. January 30, 1984. Retrieved October 15, 2014.
- ↑ Wallenchinsky, David (1984). The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics. New York: Penguin Books. p. 558.
- ↑ "Death at Garmisch". Time. February 9, 1953.