Geoffrey Mason
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| Medal record | ||
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| Men's bobsleigh | ||
| Representing the File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States | ||
| Olympic Games | ||
| Gold medal – first place | 1928 St. Moritz | Five-man |
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Geoffrey Travers Mason (May 13, 1902 – January 5, 1987) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics.
Responding to a newspaper article in Paris, Mason was invited to join the Olympics. Then, nineteen days after seeing a bobsled for the first time, he won a gold medal as part of the victorious U.S. five-man team at the 1928 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz and came home with the American flag from the event.[1]
Mason was born in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania and died in Rumford, Rhode Island.
References
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[edit | edit source]- Sports Illustrated article
- Bobsleigh five-man Olympic medalists for 1928 Archived 2011-05-18 at the Wayback Machine
- DatabaseOlympics profile
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