FIBT World Championships 1996
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The FIBT World Championships 1996 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
for a second time, hosting the event previously in 1992
(Skeleton
). It marked the first time the bobsleigh
and skeleton competition took place in the same location at the championships
since 1982
.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
for a second time, hosting the event previously in 1992
FIBT World Championships 1992
The FIBT World Championships 1992 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was Calgary's first time hosting a championship event. It was also an extraordinary event since men's skeleton was not included in the program of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France.-Men's skeleton:, Sandford...
(Skeleton
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
). It marked the first time the bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
and skeleton competition took place in the same location at the championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...
since 1982
FIBT World Championships 1982
The FIBT World Championships 1982 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fourteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, and 1977. The skeleton event debutted at the championships after...
.
Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... , Markus Zimmerman) |
|
| Silver | (Pierre Lueders Pierre Lueders Pierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics... , Dave MacEachern) |
|
| Bronze | (Reto Götschi Reto Götschi Reto Götschi is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Guido Acklin at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... , Guido Acklin Guido Acklin Guido Acklin is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, he won a silver medal in the two-man event with his teammate Reto Götschi.... ) |
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... , Markus Zimmerman, Sven Rühr Sven Rühr Sven Rühr is a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds and one silver .-References:*... , Olav Hampel) |
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| Silver | (Marcel Rohner, Markus Wasser Markus Wasser Markus Wasser is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won a silver medal in the four-man event with teammates Marcel Rohner, Markus Nüssli and Beat Seitz.... , Thomas Schreiber Thomas Schreiber Thomas Schreiber is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1996 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.-References:*... , Roland Tanner Roland Tanner Roland Tanner is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1996 FIBT World Championships in Calgary.-References:*... ) |
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| Bronze | (Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe is an East German former decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... , Thorsten Voss, Sven Peter Sven Peter Sven Peter is a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2001 and a bronze in 1996.-References:*... , Carsten Embach Carsten Embach Carsten Embach is a German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1994.... ) |
Men's skeleton
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |