Raoul Weckbecker (16 July 1898 – 6 October 1978) was a

Luxembourg Luxembourg ( ; lb, Lëtzebuerg ; french: link=no, Luxembourg; german: link=no, Luxemburg), officially the Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, ; french: link=no, Grand-Duché de Luxembourg ; german: link=no, Großherzogtum Luxemburg is a small lan ...

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bobsledder Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

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skier Skiing is the use of skis to glide on snow. Variations of purpose include basic transport, a recreational activity, or a competitive winter sport. Many types of competitive skiing events are recognized by the International Olympic Committee (IO ...

. He competed at the four-man bobsleigh event at the

1928 Winter Olympics The 1928 Winter Olympics, officially known as the II Olympic Winter Games (french: IIes Jeux olympiques d'hiver; german: II. Olympische Winterspiele; it, II Giochi olimpici invernali; rm, II Gieus olimpics d'enviern) and commonly known as St. M ...

, finishing twentieth (out of twenty-three). In

1936 Events January–February * January 20 – George V of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions and Emperor of India, dies at his Sandringham Estate. The Prince of Wales succeeds to the throne of the United Kingdom as King E ...

, in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Weckbecker finished 22nd (and last) in the two-man bob competition. He also competed in the alpine skiing combined event at the 1936 Games but did not finish the downhill race.

References

1936 bobsleigh two-man results1936 Olympic Winter Games official report.
- p. 419.
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1898 births 1978 deaths Luxembourgian male alpine skiers Luxembourgian male bobsledders Alpine skiers at the 1936 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1928 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1936 Winter Olympics Olympic alpine skiers for Luxembourg Olympic bobsledders for Luxembourg People from Mersch {{Luxembourg-alpine-skiing-bio-stub