| Bobsleigh at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Venue | La Plagne |
| Dates | 15–22 February 1992 |
| Competitors | 159 from 25 nations |
| Bobsleigh at the 1992 Winter Olympics | |
|---|---|
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| 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]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  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.
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man | Switzerland (SUI) Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | 4:03.26 | Germany (GER) Rudi Lochner Markus Zimmermann | 4:03.55 | Germany (GER) Christoph Langen Günther Eger | 4:03.63 |
| Four-man | Austria (AUT) Ingo Appelt Harald Winkler Gerhard Haidacher Thomas Schroll | 3:53.90 | Germany (GER) Wolfgang Hoppe Bogdan Musioł Axel Kühn René Hannemann | 3:53.92 | Switzerland (SUI) Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Lorenz Schindelholz Curdin Morell | 3:54.13 |
Twenty-five nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1992 Games. Ireland, Latvia and Puerto Rico made their bobsleigh debuts. [1]
Australia (2) Austria (8)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (9)
Czechoslovakia (6)
France (9) Germany (12)
Great Britain (8)
Ireland (4)
Italy (8)
Jamaica (5)
Japan (4)
Latvia (8)
Mexico (7)
Monaco (5)
Netherlands Antilles (2)
Norway (2)
Puerto Rico (4)
Romania (5) Switzerland (8)
Chinese Taipei (4)
Unified Team (9)
United States (12)
Virgin Islands (8)
Yugoslavia (5)Three bobsleigh events were competed at the 2002 Winter Olympics, at Utah Olympic Park. The competition took place between February 16 and February 23, 2002.
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