Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at La Plagne. The competition took place between February 15 and February 22, 1992.[1][2]

Bobsleigh
at the XVI Olympic Winter Games
VenueLa Plagne
Dates15–22 February
Competitors159 from 25 nations

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland1012
2 Austria1001
3 Germany0213
Totals (3 nations)2226

Three countries won medals in Albertville, with Maslanka-McDonnell team leading the medal table, with two medals, one gold and one bronze. Germany won the most medals, with three. Gustav Weder and Donat Acklin were the only athletes to medal in both competitions.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
 Switzerland (SUI)
Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin
4:03.26  Germany (GER)
Rudi Lochner
Markus Zimmermann
4:03.55  Germany (GER)
Christoph Langen
Günther Eger
4:03.63
Four-man
 Austria (AUT)
Ingo Appelt
Harald Winkler
Gerhard Haidacher
Thomas Schroll
3:53.90  Germany (GER)
Wolfgang Hoppe
Bogdan Musioł
Axel Kühn
René Hannemann
3:53.92  Switzerland (SUI)
Gustav Weder
Donat Acklin
Lorenz Schindelholz
Curdin Morell
3:54.13

Participating NOCs

Twenty-five nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1992 Games. Ireland, Latvia, Puerto Rico and the Unified Team made their bobsleigh debuts.[1]

References

  1. "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 26, 2008. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  2. "Bobsleigh at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 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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