Jerry Randolph Tennant (March 29, 1938 – April 21, 2024) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. He won two silver medals at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, both in the two-man and four-man events. Tennant, and driver Gary Sheffield, also held the two-man world record course time before Eugenio Monti and Sergio Siorpaes of Italy won the gold medal. Tennant and Sheffield still hold a place in American bobsled history as they are the highest placing two-man Olympic or World Championship team since 1961. USA two-man teams won bronze medals in 1967, 1997, and 2009.[1]
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1961 Lake Placid | Two-man |
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1961 Lake Placid | Four-man |
Tennant was born in Kimball, West Virginia on March 29, 1938. He died in Princeton, West Virginia on April 21, 2024. He served in the United States Marine Corps.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "Lake Placid, N.Y." The Times-Tribune. 30 January 1961. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- ^ "Jerry's Obituary". Seaver Funeral Service. Retrieved 25 September 2024.
- ^ "Lake Placid To Hold 1966 Bobsled Races". The Post-Standard. 10 February 1962. Retrieved 26 November 2022.
- Bobsled World Championship Results Archived 2012-12-14 at the Wayback Machine
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