Oscar Geier (bobsledder)
Oscar Arnold Geier (born August 19, 1882 in Zurich , † November 5, 1942 in Mountain Lakes , New Jersey ) was a Swiss bobsledder .
Geier was a lawyer by profession. He settled in New Jersey, USA in 1902 to open a branch for a law firm. In 1916 he temporarily returned to Switzerland to do military service in the First World War . Back in the USA, he founded the law firm Richards & Geier . He played several sports, including bobsledding on the track in Lake Placid . When the Olympic Winter Games took place there in 1932 , Reto Capadrutt decided to put Geier on the brakes. Together they won the silver medal in the two-man bobsleigh.
Web links
- Oscar Geier in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Vulture, Oscar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Vulture, Oscar Arnold |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 19, 1882 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich |
| DATE OF DEATH | November 5, 1942 |
| Place of death | Mountain Lakes , New Jersey |