Bobsleigh at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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Two-man

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first...

 and Luciano de Paolis
Luciano de Paolis
Luciano de Paolis is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won gold medals in the two-man and four-man events....

 (ITA)
4:41.54
Silver   Horst Floth
Horst Floth
Horst Floth was a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972....

 and Pepi Bader
Pepi Bader
Josef "Pepi" Bader is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won silver medals in the two-man event both in 1968 and 1972....

 (FRG)
4:41.54
Bronze   Ion Panţuru
Ion Panturu
Ion Panţuru is a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.With his brakeman Nicolae Neagoe, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. As of the 2010 Winter Olympics, this is Romania's only medal at the Winter Olympics...

 and Nicolae Neagoe
Nicolae Neagoe
Nicolae Neagoe is a Romanian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s.With his driver Ion Panţuru, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. As of the 2006 Winter Olympics, this is Romania's only medal at the Winter Olympics.He was born...

 (ROU)
4:44.56

There was a tie for first place. Despite initially ruling that both teams would be awarded the gold medals, the judges awarded the sole gold to the Italian team based on their fastest single heat time. Panturu and Neagoe are the only Romanians to medal at the Winter Olympics as of the 2010 games
2010 Winter Olympics
The 2010 Winter Olympics, officially the XXI Olympic Winter Games or the 21st Winter Olympics, were a major international multi-sport event held from February 12–28, 2010, in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada, with some events held in the suburbs of Richmond, West Vancouver and the University...

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Four-man

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Italy (Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti
Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first...

, Luciano de Paolis
Luciano de Paolis
Luciano de Paolis is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, he won gold medals in the two-man and four-man events....

, Roberto Zandonella
Roberto Zandonella
Roberto Zandonella is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble....

, Mario Armano
Mario Armano
Mario Armano is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968....

)
2:17.39
Silver   Austria (Erwin Thaler
Erwin Thaler
Erwin Thaler is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s. He won two silver medals in the four-man event at the 1964 and 1968 Winter Olympics....

, Reinhold Durnthaler
Reinhold Durnthaler
Reinhold Durnthaler is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the 1960s...

, Herbert Gruber
Herbert Gruber
Herbert Gruber is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble and finished eighth in the two-man event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo.Gruber also won a bronze medal in the two-man...

, Josef Eder
Josef Eder
Josef Eder is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:* *...

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2:17.48
Bronze   Switzerland (Jean Wicki
Jean Wicki
Jean Wicki is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with one gold and two bronzes .-References:* *...

, Hans Candrian
Hans Candrian
Hans Candrian is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Grenoble in 1968....

, Willi Hofmann
Willi Hofmann
Willi Hofmann is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:*...

, Walter Graf
Walter Graf
Walter Graf is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:*...

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2:18.04


A sudden thaw in the ice on the track limited the competition to two runs.

Medal table

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