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Herbert Gruber

Austrian bobsledderFor the film producer, see Herbert Gruber (producer). For the American football player, see Herb Gruber.

Herbert Gruber (born November 9, 1942) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.

Gruber also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1971 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia.

References

  • Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964
  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • DatabaseOlympics.com profile
  • Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Two-man". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 1896 - 1980. New York: Penguin Books. p.:559.