The four-man bobsleigh results at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, Norway. The competition was held on Thursday and Friday, 21 and 22 February 1952.
Medallists Germany IAndreas OstlerFriedrich KuhnLorenz NieberlFranz Kemser USA IStanley BenhamPatrick MartinHoward CrossettJames Atkinson Switzerland IFritz FeierabendAlbert MadörinAndré FilippiniStephan Waser
Results Rank Team Athletes Run 1 Run 2 Run 3 Run 4 Final Gold Germany I Andreas Ostler, Friedrich Kuhn, Lorenz Nieberl, & Franz Kemser 1:16.84 1:17.57 1:16.55 1:16.86 5:07.84 Silver USA I Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, Howard Crossett, & James Atkinson 1:17.44 1:17.78 1:16.72 1:18.54 5:10.48 Bronze Switzerland I Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, André Filippini, & Stephan Waser 1:18.67 1:18.08 1:17.40 1:17.55 5:11.70 4 Switzerland II Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli, Franz Kapus, & Werner Spring 1:17.75 1:19.45 1:17.88 1:18.90 5:13.98 5 Austria I Karl Wagner, Franz Eckhardt, Hermann Palka, & Paul Aste 1:19.34 1:18.91 1:18.27 1:18.22 5:14.74 6 Sweden I Kjell Holmström, Felix Fernström, Nils Landgren, & Jan Lapidoth 1:19.11 1:19.90 1:17.28 1:18.72 5:15.01 7 Sweden II Gunnar Åhs, Börje Ekedahl, Lennart Sandin, & Gunnar Garpö 1:18.84 1:19.93 1:18.66 1:20.43 5:17.86 8 Argentina I Carlos Tomasi, Robert Bordeu, Carlos Sareisian, & Héctor Tomasi 1:20.15 1:19.81 1:19.35 1:19.54 5:18.85 9 USA II James Bickford, Hubert Miller, Maurice R. Severino, & Joseph Scott 1:19.13 1:19.97 1:19.49 1:21.09 5:19.68 10 Italy II Alberto Della Beffa, Sandro Rasini, Dario Colombi, & Dario Poggi 1:20.02 1:21.39 1:18.86 1:19.65 5:19.62 11 France I André Robin, Joseph Chatelus, Louis Saint-Calbre, & Henri Rivière 1:18.90 1:19.91 1:19.18 1:22.75 5:20.74 12 Norway I Arne Holst, Trygve Brudevold, Curt James Haydn, & Kåre Christiansen 1:20.05 1:19.93 1:19.98 1:21.40 5:21.36 13 Norway II Reidar Alveberg, Anders Hveem, Arne Røgden, & Gunnar Thoresen 1:21.53 1:21.18 1:20.77 1:20.99 5:24.47 14 Italy II Umberto Gilarduzzi, Michele Alverà, Vittorio Folonari, & Luigi Cavalieri 1:21.23 1:21.35 1:21.64 1:21.76 5:25.98 DNF Austria II Kurt Loserth, Wilfried Thurner, Franz Kneissl, & Heinz Hoppichler 1:19.51 1:20.25 1:20.44 DNF
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