Otto Göbl

West German bobsledder
Otto Göbl
Medal record
Men's Bobsleigh
Representing  West Germany
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1962 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1958 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1960 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1959 St. Moritz Four-man

Otto Göbl (16 September 1936 – 17 July 2009) was a West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships, taking home one gold (Four-man: 1962), two silvers (Two-man: 1960, four-man: 1958), and one bronze (Four-man: 1959). Göbl also finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

References

  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • Wallenchinsky, David. (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896-1980. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561.
  • Otto Göbl's obituary (in German)
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World champions in four-man bobsleigh


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