Arthur Tyler (bobsleigh)

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Arthur Tyler
Medal record
Men's bobsleigh
Representing  United States
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1959 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver medal – second place 1957 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze medal – third place 1957 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze medal – third place 1959 St. Moritz Two-man

Arthur Walter Tyler (July 26, 1915 – August 23, 2008) was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Tyler also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Four-man: 1959), one silver (1957), and two bronzes (Two-man: 1959, Four-man: 1957).

References[edit]

  • Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Archived 2019-03-23 at the Wayback Machine
  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Art Tyler". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.