Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh is an event in the Winter Olympic Games where a two- or four-person team drives a specially designed sled down an ice track, with the winning team completing the route with the fastest time. The event has been featured since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, 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 game (in 1928, it was a five-man competition). The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 Lake Placid games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
| Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| Governing body | IBSF |
| Events | 3 (men: 2; women: 1) |
| Games | |
Events
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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| Four-man | • | •[1] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 22 | |
| Two-man | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 20 | |||
| Two-woman | • | • | • | • | • | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Medal leaders
Kevin Kuske (left) and André Lange (pilot) are the most successful Olympic bobsledders, both have five medals, of which four are gold medals attained in three consecutive Olympics.
Bogdan Musiol (brakeman) won seven Olympic medals (one gold, five silvers and one bronze in four consecutive Olympics).
Athletes who have won multiple medals (including at least one gold) are listed below.
Men
| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kevin Kuske |  Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
2002–2018 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| André Lange | Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
2002–2010 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Bernhard Germeshausen |  East Germany (GDR) |
4-man 2-man |
1976–1980 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man 2-man |
1976–1980 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wolfgang Hoppe | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
1984–1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Eugenio Monti |  Italy (ITA) |
4-man 2-man |
1956, 1964–1968 |
2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Donat Acklin |  Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1992–1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gustav Weder | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1992–1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Markus Zimmermann | Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
1992–2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dietmar Schauerhammer | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man 2-man |
1984–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Christoph Langen | Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
1992, 1998–2002 |
2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Luciano De Paolis | Italy (ITA) |
4-man 2-man |
1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Fiske |  United States (USA) |
4-man 5-man |
1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clifford Gray | United States (USA) |
4-man 5-man |
1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Olaf Hampel | Germany (GER) |
4-man | 1994–1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorenz Nieberl | West Germany (FRG) |
4-man 2-man |
1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andreas Ostler | West Germany (FRG) |
4-man 2-man |
1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Francesco Friedrich | Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Thorsten Margis | Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
2018 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bogdan Musiol | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
4-man 2-man |
1980–1992 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Joseph Benz | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1976–1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bernhard Lehmann | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man 2-man |
1976, 1984–1988 |
1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Erich Schärer | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1976–1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Steven Holcomb | United States (USA) |
4-man 2-man |
2010–2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Martin | United States (USA) |
4-man 2-man |
1948–1952 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Zimmerer | West Germany (FRG) |
4-man 2-man |
1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Joseph Beerli | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man 2-man |
1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Lueders |  Canada (CAN) |
2-man | 1994–2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Meier | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man | 1988–1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay O'Brien | United States (USA) |
4-man 5-man |
1928–1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Martin Putze | Germany (GER) |
4-man | 2006–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Tomasevicz | United States (USA) |
4-man | 2010–2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Beat Hefti | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
2002-2016, 2014 |
1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Oskars Melbārdis |  Latvia (LAT) |
4-man 2-man |
2014–2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Utzschneider | West Germany (FRG) |
4-man 2-man |
1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Wicki | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1968–1972 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carsten Embach | Germany (GER) |
4-man | 1994–2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edy Hubacher | Switzerland (SUI) |
4-man 2-man |
1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Günther Huber | Italy (ITA) |
2-man | 1994–1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jānis Ķipurs |  Soviet Union (URS) |
4-man 2-man |
1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Kirchner | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man | 1980–1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Koslov | Soviet Union (URS) |
4-man 2-man |
1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jānis Strenga | Latvia (LAT) |
4-man 2-man |
2014–2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Wetzig | East Germany (GDR) |
4-man | 1980–1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Women
| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaillie Humphries | Canada (CAN) |
2-woman | 2010–2018 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Heather Moyse | Canada (CAN) |
2-woman | 2010–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandra Kiriasis | Germany (GER) |
2-woman | 2002–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Medal table
Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 nations) | 49 | 46 | 47 | 142 | |
- Notes
- 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 1998 two-man event
- 2 bronze medals awarded at 1998 four-man event
- 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 2018 two-man event
- 2 silver medals and no bronze were awarded at 2018 four-man event
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 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 American Samoa (ASA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Argentina (ARG) | – | 10 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
 Armenia (ARM) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Australia (AUS) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 8 | |
| Austria (AUT) | – | 10 | 2 | 12 | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 20 | |
| Belgium (BEL) | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | |
 Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Brazil (BRA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | 4 | |
 Bulgaria (BUL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Canada (CAN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 15 | |
 Chinese Taipei (TPE) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
 Croatia (CRO) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | 4 | |
 Czech Republic (CZE) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 7 | |
| Czechoslovakia (TCH) | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| France (FRA) | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | – | 8 | 5 | 18 | |
| East Germany (GDR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
| Germany (GER) | – | 10 | 9 | 10 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 12 | |
| Great Britain (GBR) | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | 10 | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 21 | |
 Greece (GRE) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
 Hungary (HUN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
 Ireland (IRL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | 4 | |
| Italy (ITA) | 10 | 5 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 22 | |
 Jamaica (JAM) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 7 | |
 Japan (JPN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | 12 | |
| Latvia (LAT) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 8 | |
 Liechtenstein (LIE) | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 3 | |
 Luxembourg (LUX) | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Mexico (MEX) | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 4 | |
 Monaco (MON) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
 Netherlands (NED) | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | – | 8 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Netherlands Antilles (AHO) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 New Zealand (NZL) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | 4 | |
 Nigeria (NGR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | |
 Norway (NOR) | – | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
 Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 1 | |
 Poland (POL) | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
 Portugal (POR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Puerto Rico (PUR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Romania (ROU) | – | 10 | 4 | 9 | – | – | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 19 | |
| Russia (RUS) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | – | 6 | |
 San Marino (SMR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Serbia (SRB) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | 2 | |
%253B_Flag_of_Serbia_and_Montenegro_(2003%E2%80%932006).svg.png.webp){kind=small} Serbia and Montenegro (SCG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
 Slovakia (SVK) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | |
| South Korea (KOR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 3 | |
| Soviet Union (URS) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Spain (ESP) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
 Sweden (SWE) | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | 11 | |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 8 | 10 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 22 | |
 Trinidad and Tobago (TRI) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
 Ukraine (UKR) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Unified Team (EUN) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} United Team of Germany (EUA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | |
| United States (USA) | – | 10 | 12 | 11 | 12 | 10 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 21 | |
 Virgin Islands (ISV) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 5 | |
| West Germany (FRG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | |
.svg.png.webp){kind=small} Yugoslavia (YUG) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | |
| Nations | 5 | 14 | 8 | 13 | 9 | 10 | 13 | - | 11 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 16 | 23 | 25 | 30 | 28 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 23 | 21 | 56 |
| Bobsledders | 39 | 115 | 41 | 99 | 71 | 71 | 93 | - | 81 | 90 | 79 | 93 | 78 | 111 | 135 | 159 | 155 | 156 | 195 | 150 | 159 | 169 | 164 | 1,796 |
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | 22 |
See also
References
- Five-man event
External links
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