Gilbert Colgate

Gilbert Colgate

Gilbert Bayard Colgate, Jr. (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

He was born and died in New York City.

Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, was also one of four children of Gilbert Colgate, Sr., who was the son of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company.

References

* [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-2.html Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=COLGAGIL01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
* [http://books.google.com/books?id=qzxy3pejsdoC&pg=PA181&lpg=PA181&dq=gilbert+colgate&source=web&ots=1JQuzk9PEX&sig=YyO55kLSKIp-ZNy4GjIxWhuEd3Q Biographical Dictionary of American Business article on Colgate's father] - Accessed August 11, 2007.
* [http://www.ivyleaguesports.com/documents/oly-yale.asp Ivy League sports featuring Colgate]
* [http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,747126,00.html?iid=chix-sphere "TIME" magazine March 5, 1934 article featuring Colgate] - Accessed August 11, 2007.


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