Bobsleigh at the 1932 Winter Olympics

At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 9, 1932 to February 15, 1932. Events were held at the Lake Placid bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track.^[1]

Bobsleigh at the III Olympic Winter Games
Venue	Lake Placid, New York
Dates	9-15 February 1932
Competitors	115 from 14 nations
← 1928 1936 →

Medal summary

Event	Gold	Silver	Bronze
Two-man details	United States (USA) USA I Hubert Stevens Curtis Stevens	Switzerland (SUI) Switzerland II Reto Capadrutt Oscar Geier	United States (USA) USA II John Heaton Robert Minton
Four-man details	United States (USA) USA I Billy Fiske Edward Eagan Clifford Gray Jay O'Brien	United States (USA) USA II Henry Homburger Percy Bryant Francis Stevens Edmund Horton	Germany (GER) Germany I Hanns Kilian Max Ludwig Hans Mehlhorn Sebastian Huber

Participating nations

A Works Progress Administration poster advertising the Lake Placid bobsled run

Eleven bobsledders competed in both events.^[2]

A total of 41 bobsledders from eight nations competed at the Lake Placid Games:

•  Austria (2)
•  Belgium (4)
•  France (2)
•  Germany (9)
•  Italy (4)
•  Romania (4)
•  Switzerland (4)
•  United States (12)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	United States	2	1	1	4
2	Switzerland	0	1	0	1
3	Germany	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	2	2	6