Peter Kirby (bobsleigh)

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Peter Kirby (born December 17, 1931) is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the mid-1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He was born in Montreal, Quebec.

Kirby also won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1965 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He worked as a geologist until his retirement.

References

  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20040211125454/http://www.sports123.com/bob/mo-4.html Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964]
  • [https://web.archive.org/web/20071211002351/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930]

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Category:Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics

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Category:Medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics

Category:20th-century Canadian sportsmen

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