Lloyd_Johnson_(bobsleigh)

Lloyd Johnson (bobsleigh)

Lloyd Johnson (bobsleigh)

American bobsledder

Lloyd Johnson was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Johnson's sled had a fifth place finish at the 1954 championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo. A year later at the 1955 championships in St. Moritz, he competed with a broken collar bone and was thrown off the course at Sunny Corner.[1]

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Johnson was a native of Rapid City, South Dakota and graduated from the University of Wisconsin–Madison in 1943.[1][2]

References

  1. [1]
    "U.S. Bobsled Star Hurt in Germany". The New York Times. January 3, 1955. p. 30. Retrieved 2022-05-31.
  2. [2]
    "Going Downhill Fast". Wisconsin Alumnus. Vol. 54, no. 8. March 1953. p. 29. Retrieved 2022-05-31.


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