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Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

 
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Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh
Governing body FIBT
Events 3 (men: 2; women: 1)
Games
1924 1928 1932 1936 1948 1952
1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976
1980 1984 1988 1992 1994 1998
2002 2006
Medalists

Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympic Games since the first Winter Games in 1924, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. Other than that exception, the four-man competition has been competed at every other games (in 1928, it was a five-man competition). The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Winter Olympics.

Events

Event 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 Years
Four-man [1] 19
Two-man 17
Two-woman 2
  1. ^ Five-man event

For more information, please see List of Olympic medalists in bobsleigh.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Switzerland (SUI) 9 10 11 30
2  Germany (GER) 7 3 6 16
3  United States (USA) 6 6 6 18
4  East Germany (GDR) 5 5 3 13
5  Italy (ITA) 4 4 4 12
6  West Germany (FRG) 3 3 2 8
7  Canada (CAN) 2 1 0 3
8  Austria (AUT) 1 2 0 3
9  Great Britain (GBR) 1 1 2 4
10  Soviet Union (URS) 1 0 2 3
11  Belgium (BEL) 0 1 1 2
12  Russia (RUS) 0 1 0 1
13  France (FRA) 0 0 1 1
 Romania (ROU) 0 0 1 1

Number of Bobsledders by Nation

Nation 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 Years
 Argentina (ARG) 10 4 4  
 Austria (AUT) 10 2 12 8  
 Belgium (BEL) 5 10 4 5 4  
 Czechoslovakia (TCH) 8 4  
 France (FRA) 8 10 2 10 10 5  
 Germany (GER) 10 9 10 6  
 Great Britain (GBR) 8 10 4 10  
 Italy (ITA) 10 5 4 10 10 8  
 Liechtenstein (LIE) 2  
 Luxembourg (LUX) 5 4  
 Mexico (MEX) 5  
 Netherlands (NED) 5 2  
 Norway (NOR) 8 9  
 Poland (POL) 5  
 Romania (ROU) 10 4 9  
 Sweden (SWE) 9  
 Switzerland (SUI) 8 10 4 9 8 8  
 United States (USA) 10 12 11 12 10  
Nations 5 14 8 13 9 10 -
Bobsledders 39 115 41 99 71 71 -
Year 24 28 32 36 48 52 56 60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 19

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