Henry Homburger

American bobsledder
Olympic medal record
Bobsleigh
Silver medal – second place 1932 Lake Placid Four-man

Henry Anton Homburger (December 2, 1902 – September 14, 1950) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.

He was born in New York City and died in Sacramento.

At the 1932 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid he won the silver medal in the four-man event.

A civil engineer by profession, Homburger was also responsible for the design of the bobsleigh track used for those Winter Olympics; he also did engineer work for Saranac Lake architect William G. Distin in the design of the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid.[1]


References

  1. ^ Elenco vincitori del Bob a 4

External links

  • Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964[dead link]
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • History of bobsleigh featuring Homburger
  • Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-Man". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 560.


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