James Atkinson

James Neil Atkinson (January 10, 1929 – July 31, 2010) was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo. Atkinson also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1950) and one silver (1951). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 American male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1952 Winter Olympics 1929 births 2010 deaths Medalists at the 1952 Winter Olympics Olympic silver medalists for the United States in bobsleigh 20th-century American sportsmen