Alan Washbond
American bobsledder (1899–1965)
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Full name | Alan Morgan Washbond |
Nationality | American |
Born | (1899-10-14)14 October 1899 Keene, New York, USA |
Died | 30 July 1965(1965-07-30) (aged 65) Plattsburgh, New York, USA |
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Sport | Bobsleigh |
Alan M. Washbond (October 14, 1899 – July 30, 1965) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. A native of Keene Valley, New York, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
A street in Keene Valley, Alan Washbond Drive, is named in his honor. His son, Waightman, competed for the US in bobsleigh at the 1948 and 1956 Winter Olympics.
References
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Brainyhistory.com profile
- D'Espo Funeral Home announcement of Waightman Washbond's 2006 death. - accessed May 8, 2008
- Hudson Art Gallery on Alan Washbond Drive in Keene Valley, NY
External links
Alan Washbond at Olympedia
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- 1932: Hubert Stevens & Curtis Stevens (USA)
- 1936: Ivan Brown & Alan Washbond (USA)
- 1948: Felix Endrich & Friedrich Waller (SUI)
- 1952: Andreas Ostler & Lorenz Nieberl (GER)
- 1956: Lamberto Dalla Costa & Giacomo Conti (ITA)
- 1964: Anthony Nash & Robin Dixon (GBR)
- 1968: Eugenio Monti & Luciano de Paolis (ITA)
- 1972: Wolfgang Zimmerer & Peter Utzschneider (FRG)
- 1976: Meinhard Nehmer & Bernhard Germeshausen (GDR)
- 1980: Erich Schärer & Joseph Benz (SUI)
- 1984: Wolfgang Hoppe & Dietmar Schauerhammer (GDR)
- 1988: Jānis Ķipurs & Vladimir Kozlov (URS)
- 1992: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1994: Gustav Weder & Donat Acklin (SUI)
- 1998: Pierre Lueders & David MacEachern (CAN)
1998: Günther Huber & Antonio Tartaglia (ITA) - 2002: Christoph Langen & Markus Zimmermann (GER)
- 2006: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2010: André Lange & Kevin Kuske (GER)
- 2014: Beat Hefti & Alex Baumann (SUI)
- 2018: Justin Kripps & Alexander Kopacz (CAN)
2018: Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis (GER) - 2022: Francesco Friedrich & Thorsten Margis (GER)
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