Back غيلبرت كولغيت Arabic جيلبرت كولجيت ARZ Gilbert Colgate Catalan Gilbert Colgate German Gilbert Colgate Spanish گیلبرت کالگیت Persian Gilbert Colgate French Gilbert Colgate, Jr. Italian ギルバート・コルゲート Japanese Gilbert Colgate NB
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Gilbert Bayard Colgate Jr. |
| Nationality | American |
| Born | 21 December 1899 New York City, USA |
| Died | 9 October 1965 (aged 65) New York City, USA |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Bobsleigh |
Medal record | |
Gilbert Bayard Colgate Jr. (December 21, 1899 – October 9, 1965) was an American businessman and bobsledder who competed in the 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, with teammate Richard Lawrence.
Colgate, a 1922 Yale University graduate, and brother of the Delta Kappa Epsilon fraternity (Phi chapter); was also one of five children of Gilbert Colgate Sr., who was the great-grandson of William Colgate, who founded what is now the Colgate-Palmolive Company. He served as a director of the Colgate company and was chairman of the Colgate-Larsen Aircraft Company. Gil Colgate was concerned about the population explosion and became one of the founders of Planned Parenthood.