Ed Rimkus
American bobsledder (1913–1999)
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Edward William Rimkus (August 10, 1913 in Schenectady, New York – May 17, 1999 in Long Beach, California) was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Long Beach, California.
References
- Pride of Schenectady: Rimkus made his mark on world stage
- Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile at the Wayback Machine (archived 2007-09-29)
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- 1924:
Scherrer, Neveu, A. Schläppi, H. Schläppi (SUI)
- 1928:
Fiske, Tucker, Mason, Gray, Parke (USA)
- 1932:
Fiske, Eagan, Gray, O'Brien (USA)
- 1936:
Musy, Gartmann, Bouvier, Beerli (SUI)
- 1948:
Tyler, Martin, Rimkus, D'Amico (USA)
- 1952:
Ostler, Kuhn, Nieberl, Kemser (GER)
- 1956:
Kapus, Diener, Alt, Angst (SUI)
- 1964:
V. Emery, Kirby, Anakin, J. Emery (CAN)
- 1968:
Monti, de Paolis, Zandonella, Armano (ITA)
- 1972:
Wicki, Hubacher, Leutenegger, Camichel (SUI)
- 1976:
Nehmer, Babock, Germeshausen, Lehmann (GDR)
- 1980:
Nehmer, Musioł, Germeshausen, Gerhardt (GDR)
- 1984:
Hoppe, Wetzig, Schauerhammer, Kirchner (GDR)
- 1988:
Fasser, Meier, Fässler, Stocker (SUI)
- 1992:
Appelt, Winkler, Haidacher, Schroll (AUT)
- 1994:
Czudaj, Brannasch, Hampel, Szelig (GER)
- 1998:
Langen, Zimmerman, Jakobs, Hampel (GER)
- 2002:
Lange, Kühn, Kuske, Embach (GER)
- 2006:
Lange, Hoppe, Putze, Kuske (GER)
- 2010:
Holcomb, Olsen, Mesler, Tomasevicz (USA)
- 2014:
Melbārdis, Vilkaste, Dreiškens, Strenga (LAT)
- 2018:
Friedrich, Bauer, Grothkopp, Margis (GER)
- 2022:
Friedrich, Margis, Bauer, Schüller (GER)
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