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Skeleton At The 1948 Winter Olympics
Medals awarded for the skeleton discipline at the 1948 Winter Olympics held in St Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta, and St. Moritz had the most famous Cresta Run, dating to 1884. In many locations the sport was referred to as tobogganing during these and the 1928 Games. The contest was run over a total of six runs. Medalists Turn 10 at Cesana Pariol, where the bobsled, luge, and skeleton competitions took place for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy, is named for Bibbia. John Heaton also won the silver medal in skeleton at the 1928 Winter Olympics These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta, and St. Moritz had the most famous Cresta Run, dating to 1884. In many locations the sport was referred .... Results Medal table References1948 skeleton results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cresta Run
The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by the Outdoor Amusement Committee of the Kulm Hotel and the people of St. Moritz. The committee members were Major William Henry Bulpett (founder of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC)), George Robertson, Charles Digby Jones (Robertson and Digby Jones planned the proposed course), C. Metcalfe, and J. Biddulph. It has continued as a partnership to this day between the SMTC, founded in 1887, and the people of St. Moritz. The sport of intramural sled racing originated in winter resort activities at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz during the early 1870s. SMTC members still congregate for lunch in the 'Sunny Bar' at the Kulm. In the early days of competitive sledding, the predominant style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Skeleton At The 1928 Winter Olympics
These are the results of the men's skeleton competition at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. At that time the sport was called cresta, and St. Moritz had the most famous Cresta Run, dating to 1884. In many locations the sport was referred to as ''tobogganing'' during these and the 1948 Games. The competition took place on the Cresta Run and medals were awarded after a total of three runs down the course. Medalists Jennison and John Heaton were brothers. The skeleton sled on which Jennison Heaton won the gold medal is currently on display in the Hotel Soldanella in St. Moritz. This skeleton was owned by and used by USAF Maj. Gen. Lawrence C. Ames from 1948 until 1977. His last ride was on his eightieth birthday. At that time he was the oldest man ever to have run the Cresta Run. Jack Heaton would also win the silver medal in 1948. The bronze medalist, David Carnegie, was also Earl of Northesk. Results Medal table References * {{Skeleton at the Winter Oly ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Fischbacher
Christian H. Fischbacher (February 13, 1913 – January 2, 2006) was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He competed in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in ..., but did not finish. ReferencesSkeletonsport.com results 1913 births 2006 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
William Hirigoyen
William Gayraud-Hirigoyen (1 May 1898 – 9 December 1962) was a French athlete who competed in rugby union in the late 1910s and early 1920s, then moved to bobsleigh and skeleton in the late 1940s. In rugby, Hirigoyen played in the Five Nations Championship (Six Nations Championship since 2000) in 1919–20, scoring one try in the event. He played in the Hooker position during his career. Hirigoyen would later serve as a sports official in rugby during the 1920s. Hirigoyen later competed in bobsleigh and skeleton from the mid-1920s to the late 1940s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man bobsleigh event at the 1947 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. The following year, he finished last among thirteen competitors in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics The 1948 Winter Olympics, officially known as the V Olympic Winter Games (german: V. Olympische Winterspiele; french: Ves Jeux olympiques d'hiver; it, V Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, V Gieus olimpic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dialma Balsegia
Dialma Balsegia (born 11 March 1900; date of death unknown) was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 12th in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... ReferencesSkeletonsport.com results External links * 1900 births Year of death missing Swiss male skeleton racers Olympic skeleton racers for Switzerland Skeleton racers at the 1948 Winter Olympics {{Switzerland-wintersport-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Milo Bigler
Milo Bigler (October 2, 1914 – October 1989) was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished 11th in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... References External linksSkeletonsport.com results 1914 births 1989 deaths [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Clarke (skeleton Racer)
Thomas Clarke (November 19, 1911 – February 14, 1969) was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished ninth in the skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... References1948 skeleton results 1911 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fairchilds Maccarthy
Farchild Maccarthy was born in Muskegon, Michigan (May 28, 1896 – March 1977) was an American skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished eighth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... A cup competition on the Cresta Run in St. Moritz is named in his honor. References1948 men's skeleton results * [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
James Coats
Lieutenant colonel Sir James Stuart Coats, 3rd Baronet MC (13 April 1894 – 26 October 1966) was a British skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished seventh in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He served as President of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club from 1954 to 1956. Coats was awarded the Military Cross in 1918. Coats was a retired lieutenant colonel of the British Army at the time of the 1948 Winter Olympics. During World War II he commanded the Coats Mission The Coats Mission was a special British army unit established in England in 1940 for the purpose of evacuating King George VI, Queen Elizabeth and their immediate family in the event of a German invasion of Britain during the Second World War. I ... charged with evacuating the royal family in the result of a German invasion. References 1948 men's skeleton results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Richard Bott (skeleton Racer)
Richard Bott (30 May 1900 in Bideford, Devonshire, England – 19 May 1980 in Watford, Hertfordshire, England) was an English skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished sixth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... References1948 men's skeleton results*Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Skeleton (Cresta Run)". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577. 1900 births 1980 deaths English male skeleton racers Skeleton racers at the 1948 Winter Olympics Olympic skeleton racers for Great Britain Sportspeople from Bideford {{Skeleton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Gottfried Kägi
Gottfried Kägi (18 February 1911 – ?) was a Swiss skeleton racer who competed in the late 1940s. He finished fifth in the men's skeleton event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... References 1948 men's skeleton resultsSkeletonsport.com profile* Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Skeleton (Cresta Run)". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 577. * 1911 births Year of death missing Swiss male skeleton racers Olympic skeleton racers for Switzerland Skeleton racers at the 1948 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Skeleton-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilbur Lee Martin (skeleton Racer)
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