Bobsleigh at the 1998 Winter Olympics
Appearance
The 1998 Winter Olympic Games bobsleigh results
Two-man
Medal | Athletes | Time |
Gold | ![]() |
3:37.24 |
Gold | ![]() |
3:37.24 |
Bronze | ![]() |
3:37.89 |
4 | ![]() |
3:38.15 |
5 | ![]() |
3:38.24 |
6 | ![]() |
3:38.27 |
7 | ![]() |
3:38.53 |
8 | ![]() |
3:38.59 |
Huber lead Lueders by 0.05 seconds after the first run. Leuders picked up 0.02 seconds in the next two runs. Prior to the start of the fourth run, Lueders turned to Huber and asked "Can you imagine if we tied this thing?" After the fourth run, Tartaglia stated "In the end, it felt like were friends who had accomplished something together."
Four-man
Medal | Team | Time |
Gold | ![]() |
2:39.41 |
Silver | ![]() |
2:40.01 |
Bronze | ![]() |
2:40.06 |
Bronze | ![]() |
2:40.06 |
5 | ![]() |
2:40.08 |
6 | ![]() |
2:40.26 |
7 | ![]() |
2:40.28 |
8 | ![]() |
2:40.32 |
The second run on the first day of events was cancelled to weather while both runs on the second day were contested.
Medal table
1 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | ![]() |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
References
- 1998 bobsleigh two-man results
- 1998 bobsleigh four-man results
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (1998). "Bobsleigh: Two-Man". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp. 159–60.