Alan Washbond

Alan Washbond

Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing the  United States
Olympic Games
	1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Two-man

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

• 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

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