Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics
Appearance
Bobsleigh at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | La Plagne |
Dates | 15-22 February |
Competitors | 159 from 25 nations |
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]
Medal summary
Medal table
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1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Three countries won medals in Albertville, with Switzerland 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
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
![]() Gustav Weder Donat Acklin |
3:53.90 | ![]() Rudi Lochner Markus Zimmermann |
4:03.55 | ![]() Christoph Langen Günther Eger |
4:03.63 |
Four-man |
![]() Ingo Appelt Harald Winkler Gerhard Haidacher Thomas Schroll |
3:53.90 | ![]() Wolfgang Hoppe Bogdan Musiol Axel Kühn René Hannemann |
3:53.92 | ![]() 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.
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References
- ^ a b c d "Albertville 1992 Official Report" (PDF). Le Comite d'Organisation des Jeux Olympiques Albertville. LA84 Foundation. 1992. Retrieved February 1, 2014.[permanent dead link]
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
- Sports-Reference - 1992 Bobsleigh