Fritz Feierabend

Fritz Feierabend

Joseph Beerli and Fritz Feierabend (right) at the 1936 Olympics
Personal information
Born	29 June 1908 (1908-06-29)
Died	25 November 1978 (1978-11-26) (aged 70)
Medal record Bobsleigh Representing   Switzerland Olympic Games 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Two-man 1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man 1948 St. Moritz Two-man 1952 Oslo Two-man 1952 Oslo Four-man World Championships 1935 St. Moritz Four-man 1938 St. Moritz Two-man 1939 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 1947 St. Moritz Two-man 1947 St. Moritz Four-man 1949 Lake Placid Two-man 1949 Lake Placid Four-man 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man 1955 St. Moritz Two-man 1955 St. Moritz Four-man

Fritz Feierabend (29 June 1908 – 25 November 1978) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed at 1936, 1948 and 1952 Winter Olympics. He won three silver and two bronze medals in two-man and four-man events.^[1]

Feierabend also won twelve medals at the FIBT World Championships with six golds (two-man: 1947, 1950, 1955; four-man: 1939, 1947, 1954), three silvers (two-man: 1949; four-man: 1950, 1955), and three bronzes (two-man: 1938, four-man: 1935, 1949).^[1]

Feierabend retired after the 1955 World Championships. Together with his father he constructed bobsleighs, including the first all-steel bobsleigh.^[1]

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• Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
• 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