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february 3 , 1939 march 4 , 1912 lightsteelblue march 4 , 1912 reto capadrutt
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reto capadrutt

reto capadrutt -lrb- march 4 , 1912 -- february 3 , 1939 -rrb- was a swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1930s .
competing in two winter olympics , he won a silver medal in the two-man event in 1932 and another silver medal in the four-man event in 1936 .
capadrutt also won three medals at the fibt world championships , with one gold -lrb- two-man : 1935 -rrb- and two bronzes -lrb- two-man : 1937 , four-man : 1935 -rrb- .
he was killed competing in the four-man event at the 1939 fibt world championships in cortina d'ampezzo , italy .
at the time of the 1932 winter olympics , he was linked to a romantic relationship with elizabeth `` betty '' hood , daughter of john ahearn .
ahearn was involved in new york city 's tammany hall politics during the 1920s and 1930s .
