Heinrich Angst
Heinrich Angst (August 29, 1915 – September 9, 1989) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1950s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at the Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| 1955 St. Moritz | Four-man |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1949 Lake Placid | Two-man |
.svg.png.webp){kind=icon} | 1949 Lake Placid | Four-man |
| 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| 1951 Alpe d'Huez | Four-man |
| 1955 St. Moritz | Two-man |
Angst also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1954, 1955), one silver (Two-man: 1949) and four bronzes (Two-man: 1955, Four-man: 1949, 1950, 1951).
References
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560–1.
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