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| NAME = Colgate, Gilbert |
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| SHORT DESCRIPTION = Bobsledder |
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| DATE OF BIRTH = December 21, 1899 |
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| DATE OF DEATH = October 9, 1965 |
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Revision as of 02:53, 28 March 2016
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1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Two-man |
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.
References
- Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964
- DatabaseOlympics.com profile
- Biographical Dictionary of American Business article on Colgate's father - Accessed August 11, 2007.
- Ivy League sports featuring Colgate
- TIME magazine March 5, 1934 article featuring Colgate - Accessed August 11, 2007.
- Biography on SR/Olympic Sports
- 1899 births
- 1965 deaths
- American bobsledders
- Olympic bobsledders of the United States
- Bobsledders at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- Male bobsledders
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- People from New York City
- Yale University alumni
- Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
- Medalists at the 1936 Winter Olympics
- American bobsleigh biography stubs
- American Winter Olympic medalist stubs