Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 6 and 14 February 1976.[1][2]

Bobsleigh
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
VenueOlympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates6–14 February
Competitors92 from 13 nations

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany2002
2 Switzerland0112
 West Germany0112
Totals (3 nations)2226


Three countries won medals in Innsbruck, with East Germany sweeping the gold medals.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
 East Germany (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Bernhard Germeshausen
3:44.42  West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Manfred Schumann
3:44.99  Switzerland (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Sepp Benz
3:45.70
Four-man
 East Germany (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Jochen Babock
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Lehmann
3:40.43  Switzerland (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Ueli Bächli
Ruedi Marti
Sepp Benz
3:40.89  West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Peter Utzschneider
Bodo Bittner
Manfred Schumann
3:41.37

Participating NOCs

[1]

Thirteen nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1976 Games. East Germany made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.

References

  1. "Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. "Bobsleigh at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
  • Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
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