title: Bobsleigh at the 1952 Winter Olympics
text: # 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 |
  