Alan Washbond

Alan Washbond

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

* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964]
* [http://www.brainyhistory.com/events/1899/october_14_1899_67154.html Brainyhistory.com profile]
* [http://www.safeplacetogrieve.com/obitnew/obitfull.php?id=904 D'Espo Funeral Home announcement of Waightman Washbond's 2006 death.] - acessed May 8, 2008
* [https://www.hudsonartgallery.com/new.htm Hudson Art Gallery on Alan Washbond Drive in Keene Valley, NY]


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