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Bobsleigh At The 1956 Winter Olympics – Four-man
The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe, Southern and Western Europe, Western Europe. It consists of Italian Peninsula, a peninsula that extends into the Mediterranean Sea, with the Alps on its northern land b .... The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 3 and 4 February 1956. Medallists Results (*) ''NOTE: Jan Dąbrowski replaced Zbigniew Skowroński after two runs.'' References External links1956 bobsleigh four-man results*Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsleigh: Four-Man". In ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics - Four-man Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh At The 1956 Winter Olympics
At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. Medal summary Participating nations * * * * * * * * * * * * * * Medal table References External links1956 bobsleigh two-man results {{Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics Events at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympics
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Harry Warburton
Harry Warburton (April 10, 1921 – May 1, 2005) was a Switzerland, Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won the bronze in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. Warburton also won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man: FIBT World Championships 1955, 1955, Four-man: FIBT World Championships 1954, 1954) and one silver (Four-man: 1955). References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 * External links * * 1921 births 2005 deaths Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Swiss male bobsledders Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland 20th-century Swiss sportsmen {{Switzerland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ...[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Frank Dominik
Frank Dominik (born 7 January 1931) is an Austrian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which .... References External links * 1931 births Possibly living people Austrian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Karl Schwarzböck
Karl Schwarzböck (born 3 November 1929) is an Austrian bobsledder. He competed in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956 ( or ), were a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956. Cortina, which .... References External links * 1929 births Possibly living people Austrian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Place of birth missing 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wilfried Thurner
Wilfried Thurner (27 December 1927 – 28 September 1981) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E .... References1952 bobsleigh two-man results External links * Austrian male bobsledders[...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kurt Loserth
Kurt Loserth (26 November 1914 – 10 September 1997) was an Austrian bobsledder who competed during the 1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best finish of seventh in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956 Events January * January 1 – The Anglo-Egyptian Sudan, Anglo-Egyptian Condominium ends in Sudan after 57 years. * January 8 – Operation Auca: Five U.S. evangelical Christian Missionary, missionaries, Nate Saint, Roger Youderian, E .... References 1952 bobsleigh four-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sylvester Wackerle
Sylvester Wackerle (sometimes shown as Silvester Wackerlie, Sr.) (1 January 1908 – 3 March 1978) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1954 and a bronze in 1953 (tied with Sweden). Wackerle also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the .... ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930*Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. 1908 births 1978 deaths German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for the U ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Nieberl
Lorenz Nieberl (sometimes spelled as Lorenz Niebert; 7 July 1919, in Munich, Germany – 12 April 1968) was a West German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he became the first person to win both the two-man and four-man competitions at the same Winter Olympics. Nieberl also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man and four-man: both 1951) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1953, Four-man: 1954 Events January * January 3 – The Italian broadcaster RAI officially begins transmitting. * January 7 – Georgetown–IBM experiment: The first public demonstration of a machine translation system is held in New York, at the head ...). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964* * Wallechinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man." In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Pössinger
Michael Pössinger (18 January 1919 – 23 May 2003) was a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a complete set of medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1951, a silver in 1954, and a bronze (tied with Sweden) in 1953. Pössinger finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. During World War II, Pössinger served in the mountain troops of the Wehrmacht and was a recipient of the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross with Oak Leaves. The battalion under his command was responsible for burning to death 21 civilians at Kefalovryso, Greece on 10 July 1943. World War II Michael Pössinger joined the mountain troops of the Wehrmacht in October 1937, and took part in the Invasion of Poland (1939) and the Battle of France (1940). He was awarded the Knight's Cross of the Iron Cross on 19 July 1940. In 1941, he fought in the Balkans Campaign and Operation Barbarossa. In 1941 Pössinger participa ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans Rösch
Hans Rösch (24 December 1914 – ?) was a West German bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1958), two silvers (1954, 1960), and one bronze (1953, tied with Sweden). Rösch also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo Cortina d'Ampezzo (; , ; historical ) sometimes abbreviated to simply Cortina, is a town and ''comune'' in the heart of the southern (Dolomites, Dolomitic) Alps in the province of Belluno, in the Veneto region of Northern Italy. Situated on the .... ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930* *Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. * 1914 births German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Year of death missing Olympic bobsledders for the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Carlo Da Pra
Carlo is a given name. It is an Italian form of Charles. It can refer to: *Carlo (name) *Monte Carlo *Carlingford, New South Wales, a suburb in north-west Sydney, New South Wales, Australia *A satirical song written by Dafydd Iwan about Prince Charles. *A former member of Dion and the Belmonts best known for his 1964 song, Ring A Ling. *Carlo (submachine gun), an improvised West Bank gun. * Carlo, a fictional character from Animal Crossing: Pocket Camp * It can be confused with Carlos * Carlo means “man” (from Germanic “karal”), “free man” (from Middle Low German “kerle”) and “warrior”, “army” (from Germanic “hari”). See also *Carl (name) *Carle (other) *Carlos (given name) Carlos is a masculine given name, and is the Maltese, Portuguese and Spanish variant of the English name ''Charles'', from the North Germanic '' Carl''. Royalty *Carlos I of Portugal (1863–1908), second to last King of Portugal *Charles V, ... {{disambig Italian ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Giovanni Tabacchi
Giovanni Tabacchi (8 July 1931 – 2 September 2018) was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo. He was born in Belluno. Tabacchi died on 2 September 2018 in Florence Florence ( ; ) is the capital city of the Italy, Italian region of Tuscany. It is also the most populated city in Tuscany, with 362,353 inhabitants, and 989,460 in Metropolitan City of Florence, its metropolitan province as of 2025. Florence ..., aged 87. References1956 bobsleigh four-man results*Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. * External links * 1931 births 2018 deaths Bobsledders at the 1956 Winter Olympics Italian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Italy Sportspeople from Belluno 20th-century Italian sportsmen {{Italy-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |