Jay O'Brien

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Jay O'Brien
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Bobsledding

United StatesUnited States United States
winter Olympics
silver 1928 St. Moritz Bobsleigh (five-man bobsleigh)
gold 1932 Lake Placid Bobsleigh (four-man bobsleigh)

Jay James O'Brien (born February 22, 1883 in New York , † April 5, 1940 in Palm Beach ) was an American bobsledder .

O'Brien first took part in the 1928 Olympic Games in St. Moritz at the age of 44, where he won the silver medal in the five-man bobsleigh. At the 1932 Olympic Games in Lake Placid, he won the gold medal with the American four-man bobsleigh. With this success at the age of 48 years and 357 days, he was the oldest Olympic champion in the history of the Winter Olympic Games until 2006 . At the 1932 Winter Games, he was also the leader of the American bobsleigh team, the United States Olympic Bobsled Committee . He died of a heart attack in 1940.

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SURNAME O'Brien, Jay
ALTERNATIVE NAMES O'Brien, Jay James (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION American bobsledder
DATE OF BIRTH February 22, 1883
PLACE OF BIRTH New York City , New York
DATE OF DEATH April 5, 1940
Place of death Palm Beach , Florida