Alexandru Frim

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Alexandru Frim
Medal record
Bobsleigh
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 1934 Engelberg Two-man

Alexandru "Dudu" Frim (9 March 1908 – 2 December 1985) was a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the gold medal in the two-man event at the 1934 FIBT World Championships. He also finished 15th in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Frim was also an aviator, earning his pilot license in 1931. Frim also won the Grand Prix of Sports Aviation and Cup of Brasov Aero-Club in 1939. Frim later participated in World War II as a pilot for Romania.

References[edit]

  • Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931
  • Romanian World War II profile of Frim
  • Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Alexandru Frim". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-18.
  • Dudu Frim, in Orizont Aviatic, Number 35, Volume IV, September 2005
  • Biography of Alexandru Frim (in Romanian)