Ed Rimkus
- May 17, 1999
- 85 years
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Ed Rimkus, 85, Lithuanian-American Olympic bobsledder (1948).
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|Edward William Rimkus (August 10, 1913 in Schenectady, New York – May 17, 1999 in Long Beach, California) was an American of Lithuanian descent bobsledder who competed in the late 1940s and early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-men event at the 1948 Winter Olympics in St. Moritz. He died in Long Beach, California.
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