| Bobsleigh at the I Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck Igls |
| Dates | 22 January |
| Competitors | 36 from 13 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 2012 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck in Igls, Innsbruck, Austria on 16 January. The competition had a 2 boys' and a 2 girls' events, with the 4 boys' competition being excluded.
* Host nation (Austria)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Netherlands (NED) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT)* | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
 Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 |  Monaco (MON) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-boys | Patrick Baumgartner Alessandro Grande  Italy | 1:49.14 | Benjamin Maier Robert Ofensberger  Austria | 1:49.23 | Rudy Rinaldi Jérémy Torre  Monaco | 1:49.31 |
| Two-girls | Marije van Huigenbosch Sanne Dekker  Netherlands | 1:51.62 | Mica McNeill Jazmin Sawyers  Great Britain | 1:51.95 | Kimberley Bos Mandy Groot Netherlands | 1:52.15 |
The FIBT did not release a final list of qualified teams, this is just a list of teams in alphabetical order according to qualification system.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Africa | 6 |  Germany Great Britain Italy  Latvia Monaco  Russia |
| Americas | 2 |  Canada  United States |
| Asia/Oceania | 1 |  South Korea |
| Host | 1 | Austria |
| TOTAL | 10 |
The FIBT did not release a final list of qualified teams, this is just a list of teams in alphabetical order according to qualification system.
| Event | Vacancies | Qualified |
|---|---|---|
| Europe/Africa | 6 | Great Britain Great Britain Italy Netherlands Netherlands  Romania |
| Americas | Canada | |
| Asia/Oceania | 1 |  Japan |
| Host | Austria | |
| TOTAL | 8 |
| NOC | Boys' | Girls' | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | 1 | 2 | |
| Canada | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Germany | 1 | 2 | |
| Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| Italy | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Japan | 1 | 2 | |
| Latvia | 1 | 2 | |
| Monaco | 1 | 2 | |
| Netherlands | 2 | 4 | |
| Romania | 1 | 2 | |
| Russia | 1 | 2 | |
| South Korea | 1 | 2 | |
| United States | 1 | 2 | |
| Total athletes | 20 | 16 | 36 |
| Total NOCs | 10 | 6 | 13 |
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