Bobsleigh at the 1956 Winter Olympics

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At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested.

Contents 1 Medal summary 2 Participating nations 3 Medal table 4 References

[edit] Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man details	Italy (ITA) Italy I Lamberto Dalla Costa Giacomo Conti	Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Renzo Alvera	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Max Angst Harry Warburton
Four-man details	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Franz Kapus Gottfried Diener Robert Alt Heinrich Angst	Italy (ITA) Italy II Eugenio Monti Ulrico Girardi Renzo Alvera Renato Mocellini	United States (USA) USA I Arthur Tyler William Dodge Charles Butler James Lamy

[edit] Participating nations

[edit] Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	1	2	0	3
2	Switzerland	1	0	1	2
3	United States	0	0	1	1

[edit] References

• 1956 bobsleigh two-man results
• 1956 bobsleigh four-man results

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