Bobsleigh at the III Winter Youth Olympic Games | |
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Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun |
Dates | 19–20 January |
Competitors | 36 from 20 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics | ||
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boys | girls | |
Bobsleigh at the 2020 Winter Youth Olympics took place at the St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun from 19 to 20 January 2020. [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Romania | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Slovakia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Boys' monobob | Alexander Czudaj Germany Andrei Nica Romania | 2:24.80 | Not awarded | Quentin Sanzo Liechtenstein | 2:25.18 | |
Girls' monobob | Georgeta Popescu Romania | 2:26.84 | Viktória Čerňanská Slovakia | 2:27.35 | Celine Harms Germany | 2:27.36 |
A total of 36 bobsledders will qualify to compete (18 per gender). A NOC can enter a maximum of three athletes per gender. Quotas were officially awarded via the IBSF Youth World Ranking List as of 9 December 2019. [3]
NOC | Boys [4] | Girls [5] | Total |
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Brazil | 1 | 1 | |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | |
Croatia | 1 | 1 | |
France | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Germany | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Italy | 1 | 1 | |
Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Liechtenstein | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Norway | 1 | 1 | |
Poland | 1 | 1 | |
Romania | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
South Korea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Sweden | 1 | 1 | |
Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Chinese Taipei | 1 | 1 | 2 |
United States | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Total: 20 NOCs | 18 | 18 | 36 |
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