Stanley Benham
American bobsledder From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Stanley Delong Benham (December 21, 1913 – April 22, 1970) was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s. At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he barely lost the gold medals in both the two-man and four-man events.
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Bobsleigh | ||
Representing the  United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| 1952 Oslo | Two-man | |
| 1952 Oslo | Four-man | |
| World Championships | ||
| 1949 Lake Placid | Four-man | |
| 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Four-man | |
| 1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man | |
| 1951 Alpe d'Huez | Two-man | |
| 1951 Alpe d'Huez | Four-man | |
| 1961 Lake Placid | Four-man | |
| 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo | Two-man | |
Benham also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1949, 1950), four silvers (Two-man: 1950, 1951; Four-man: 1951, 1961), and one bronze (Two-man: 1954).
After retiring from bobsleigh, Benham served as a sports official with the FIBT (International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation).
External links
- Stanley Delong Benham at Olympics.com
- Stan Benham at Olympics at Sports-Reference.com (archived)
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