Stanley Benham, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Stanley Benham

American bobsledder

Date of Birth: 21-Dec-1913

Place of Birth: Lake Placid, New York, United States

Date of Death: 22-Apr-1970

Profession: bobsledder

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Sagittarius


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About Stanley Benham

  • Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham (December 21, 1913 – April 22, 1970) was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s.
  • At the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo, he barely lost the gold medals in both the two-man and four-man events. Benham also won seven medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1949, 1950), four silvers (Two-man: 1950, 1951; Four-man: 1951, 1961), and one bronze (Two-man: 1954). After retiring from bobsleigh, Benham served as a sports official with the FIBT (International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation).

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