At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The two-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 14 and 15 February 1952 while the four-man competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.

Medal summary

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| Two-man<br />

|<br>Germany I<br>Andreas Ostler<br>Lorenz Nieberl

|<br>USA I<br>Stanley Benham<br>Patrick Martin

|<br>Switzerland I<br>Fritz Feierabend<br>Stephan Waser

|-valign="top"

| Four-man<br />

| <br>Germany I<br>Andreas Ostler<br>Friedrich Kuhn<br>Lorenz Nieberl<br>Franz Kemser

| <br>USA I<br>Stanley Benham<br>Patrick Martin<br>Howard Crossett<br>James Atkinson

| <br>Switzerland I<br>Fritz Feierabend<br>Albert Madörin<br>André Filippini<br>Stephan Waser

|}

Participating nations

Belgium only competed in the two-man event and Argentina only competed in the four-man event. 25 bobsledders competed in both events.

A total of 71 bobsledders from ten nations competed at the Oslo Games:

Medal table

References

  • 1952 bobsleigh two-man results
  • 1952 bobsleigh four-man results