Alan Washbond
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| Full name | Alan Morgan Washbond | |||||||||||
| Nationality | American | |||||||||||
| Born | 14 October 1899 Keene, New York, USA | |||||||||||
| Died | 30 July 1965 (aged 65) Plattsburgh, New York, USA | |||||||||||
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| Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||
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Alan M. Washbond (October 14, 1899 – July 30, 1965) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. A native of Keene Valley, New York, he won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
A street in Keene Valley, Alan Washbond Drive, is named in his honor. His son, Waightman, competed for the US in bobsleigh at the 1948 and 1956 Winter Olympics.
References
[edit]- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964 Archived 2011-08-10 at the Wayback Machine
- Brainyhistory.com profile
- D'Espo Funeral Home announcement of Waightman Washbond's 2006 death. - accessed May 8, 2008
- Hudson Art Gallery on Alan Washbond Drive in Keene Valley, NY
External links
[edit]Alan Washbond at Olympedia (archive)
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- 1965 deaths
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- Bobsledders at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Olympic gold medalists for the United States in bobsleigh
- People from Keene, New York
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