Alan Washbond
Alan M. Washbond (born October 14, 1899 in Keene Valley , New York , † July 30, 1965 in Plattsburgh , New York) was an American bobsledder and Olympic champion .
Washbond and his partner Ivan Brown formed one of the world's most successful two-man bobsleigh teams in the 1930s. They won the North American Championship in 1935, 1938 and 1939 and the Championship of the Amateur Athletic Union in 1934, 1938 and 1939 . They celebrated their greatest success at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen when they won the gold medal in the two-man bobsleigh. Washbond was a property manager by trade, and his son Waightman Washbond was also a bobsleigh driver.
Web links
- Alan Washbond in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Washbond, Alan |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Washbond, Alan M. |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American bobsledder, Olympic gold medal in two-man bobsleigh (1936) |
DATE OF BIRTH | October 14, 1899 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Keene Valley |
DATE OF DEATH | July 30, 1965 |
Place of death | Plattsburgh |