Gilbert Colgate, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death
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bobsledder
Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1899
Place of Birth: New York City, New York, United States
Date of Death: 09-Oct-1965
Profession: bobsledder
Nationality: United States
Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius 
About Gilbert Colgate
- Gilbert Bayard "Gil" Colgate, Jr.
- (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American businessman and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s.
- He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with teammate Richard Lawrence. He was born and died in New York City. Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, and brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter); was also one of five children of Gilbert Colgate, Sr., who was the great-grandson of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company.
- He served as a director of the Colgate company and was chairman of the Colgate-Larson Aircraft Company.
- Gil Colgate was concerned about the population explosion and became one of the founders of Planned Parenthood.
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