Piet Biesiadecki
Medal record
Bobsleigh
Representing  United States
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1953 Garmisch-Partenkirchen Four-man

Patrick Walter "Piet" Biesiadecki[1] (March 9, 1920 – November 26, 2000) was an American bobsledder who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1953 FIBT World Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Biesiadecki also finished fifth in the two-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.

Born and raised in Ware, Massachusetts,[2] Biesiadecki was a career United States Army soldier who served during World War II, the Korean War and the Vietnam War and retired from active duty as a sergeant first class. After his death, he was buried at Fort Sam Houston National Cemetery.[3]

References

  1. ^ 2014 Olympic Winter Games Team USA Media Guide (PDF). United States Olympic Committee. February 2, 2014. p. 369. Retrieved 2022-05-30.
  2. ^ "Patrick Walter Biesiadecki". World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947. St. Louis, Missouri: Records of the Selective Service System, National Archives.
  3. ^ "Biesiadecki, Patrick W". Nationwide Gravesite Locator. National Cemetery Administration. Retrieved 2022-05-30.


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