James Bickford (bobsleigh)

James John Bickford (November 2, 1912 – October 3, 1989) was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the mid-1950s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at St. Moritz in 1948.

James Bickford
Personal information
Full nameJames John Bickford Jr.
NationalityAmerican
Born(1912-11-02)2 November 1912
Lake Placid, New York, USA
Died3 October 1989(1989-10-03) (aged 76)
Rainbow Lake, New York, USA
Sport
SportBobsleigh
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1948 St. Moritz Four-man
World Championships
Silver medal – second place 1949 Lake Placid Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1937 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1954 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man

Bickford also carried the United States flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1952 and 1956 Winter Olympics.

At the FIBT World Championships, he won three medals with one silver (Four-man: 1949) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1954, Four-man: 1937).

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James Bickford at Olympedia  

Olympic Games
Preceded by Flagbearer for   United States
Oslo 1952
Succeeded by
Olympic Games
Preceded by
Norman Armitage
Flagbearer for   United States
Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956
Succeeded by
Norman Armitage