Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
# Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics

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

| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
| - | - | - | - |
| Two-man details | Germany (GER) Germany I Andreas Ostler Lorenz Nieberl | United States (USA) USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Stephan Waser |
| Four-man details | Germany (GER) Germany I Andreas Ostler Friedrich Kuhn Lorenz Nieberl Franz Kemser | United States (USA) USA I Stanley Benham Patrick Martin Howard Crossett James Atkinson | Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend Albert Madörin André Filippini 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:

* Argentina (4)
* Austria (8)
* Belgium (4)
* France (5)
* Germany (6)
* Italy (8)
* Norway (9)
* Sweden (9)
* Switzerland (8)
* United States (10)

## Medal table

| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | United States | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
