Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics
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| Bobsleigh at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
| File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg | |
| Venue | La Plagne |
| Dates | 15–22 February |
| Competitors | 159 from 25 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
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| File:Bobsleigh pictogram.svg | |
| Two | men |
| Four | men |
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]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (SUI) Gustav Weder Donat Acklin |
4:03.26 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) Rudi Lochner Markus Zimmermann |
4:03.55 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) Christoph Langen Günther Eger |
4:03.63 |
| Four-man |
File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) Ingo Appelt Harald Winkler Gerhard Haidacher Thomas Schroll |
3:53.90 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) Wolfgang Hoppe Bogdan Musioł Axel Kühn René Hannemann |
3:53.92 | File:Flag of Switzerland.svg 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 and Puerto Rico made their bobsleigh debuts.[1]
- File:Flag of Australia.svg Australia (2)
- File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (8)
- File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria (5)
- File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (9)
- File:Flag of Czechoslovakia.svg Czechoslovakia (6)
- File:Flag of France.svg France (9)
- File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (12)
- File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (8)
- File:Flag of Ireland (3-2).svg Ireland (4)
- File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (8)
- File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica (5)
- File:Flag of Japan (1870-1999).svg Japan (4)
- File:Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg Latvia (8)
- File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico (7)
- File:Flag of Monaco.svg Monaco (5)
- File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles (2)
- File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway (2)
- File:Flag of Puerto Rico (1952-1995).svg Puerto Rico (4)
- File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania (5)
- File:Flag of Switzerland.svg Switzerland (8)
- File:Flag of Chinese Taipei for Olympic games.svg Chinese Taipei (4)
- File:Olympic flag.svg Unified Team (9)
- File:Flag of the United States.svg United States (12)
- File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg Virgin Islands (8)
- File:Flag of SFR Yugoslavia.svg Yugoslavia (5)
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References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 "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.
- ↑ "Bobsleigh at the 1992 Albertville Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 22 April 2018.
External links
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
