James Atkinson (bobsleigh)
{{Short description|American bobsledder (1929–2010)}}
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{{MedalSport|Bobsleigh}}
{{MedalCountry|the {{USA}}}}
{{MedalCompetition|Olympic Games}}
{{MedalSilver|1952 Oslo|Four-man}}
{{MedalCompetition|World Championships}}
{{MedalGold|1950 Cortina d'Ampezzo|Four-man}}
{{MedalSilver|1951 Alpe d'Huez|Four-man}}
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James Neil Atkinson (January 10, 1929 – July 31, 2010) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo.
Atkinson also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1950) and one silver (1951).
References
- [http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190323143804/http://sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html |date=2019-03-23 }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html |title=Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 }}
- {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20071205092731/http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=ATKINJAM01 |title=DatabaseOlympics.com profile }}
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Category:American male bobsledders
Category:Bobsledders at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Category:Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics
Category:Olympic silver medalists for the United States in bobsleigh
Category:20th-century American sportsmen
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