Henry Homburger
Henry Anton Homburger (December 2, 1902 – September 14, 1950) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1930s.
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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 engineering work for Saranac Lake architect William G. Distin in the design of the Olympic Arena in Lake Placid.
References
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
- 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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