Crawford Merkel

Biographical information

RolesCompeted in Olympic Games
SexMale
Full nameCrawford C.•Merkel
Used nameCrawford•Merkel
Born25 June 1906 in Hasbrouck Heights, New Jersey (USA)
DiedMarch 1987 in Frankfurt am Main, Hessen (GER)
AffiliationsAdirondack Bobsled Club
NOC United States

Biography

Crawford Merkel was the brakeman for Ray Stevens in 1934, when they won the North American 4-man Championship for the Sno Birds of Lake Placid Club. In 1935, he braked for Curtis Stevens as they won the US Championship and the North American Championship for the Lake Placid Athletic Club. Merkel worked as a waiter in Lake Placid.

Results

Games Discipline (Sport) / Event NOC / Team Pos Medal As
1936 Winter Olympics Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) USA Crawford Merkel
Four, Men (Olympic) United States 1 4