At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. The competitions were held from February 11, 1936, to February 15, 1936.
| Bobsleigh at the IV Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany |
| Dates | 6-16 February 1936 |
| Competitors | 115 from 14 nations |
Medal summary
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man | United States USA I Ivan Brown Alan Washbond | Switzerland Switzerland II Fritz Feierabend Joseph Beerli | United States USA II Gilbert Colgate Richard Lawrence |
| Four-man | Switzerland Switzerland II Pierre Musy Arnold Gartmann Charles Bouvier Joseph Beerli | Switzerland Switzerland I Reto Capadrutt Hans Aichele Fritz Feierabend Hans Bütikofer | Great Britain Great Britain I Frederick McEvoy James Cardno Guy Dugdale Charles Green |
Participating nations
Liechtenstein, Luxembourg, and the Netherlands only competed in the two-man event. Twenty-three bobsledders competed in both events.
A total of 95 bobsledders from 13 nations competed at the Garmisch-Partenkirchen Games:
- Austria (12)
- Belgium (8)
- Czechoslovakia (8)
- France (10)
- Germany (10)
- Great Britain (4)
- Italy (10)
- Liechtenstein (2)
- Luxembourg (4)
- Netherlands (2)
- Romania (9)
- Switzerland (9)
- United States (11)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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