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Franz Kapus (April 12, 1909 in Zurich – March 4, 1981 in Zurich) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the gold medal in the four-man event at Cortina d'Ampezzo in 1956.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Men's Bobsleigh | ||
Representing  Switzerland | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
 | 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| World Championships | ||
| 1955 St. Moritz | Four-man |
 | 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man |
| 1951 Alpe d'Huez | Four-man |
| 1955 St. Moritz | Two-man |
Kapus also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Four-man: 1955) and three bronzes (Two-man: 1955, Four-man: 1950, 1951).
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
- Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-Man". In The Complete Book the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 558, 560-1.
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