FIBT World Championships 2000

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2000 World Championships
Location Altenberg, Germany
Winterberg, Germany
Igls, Austria
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The FIBT World Championships 2000 took place in Altenberg, Germany (men's bobsleigh), Winterberg, Germany (women's bobsleigh), and Igls, Austria (men's and women's skeleton). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1991 (bobsleigh), 1994 (skeleton), and 1999 (skeleton). Winterberg hosted the championship event for the second time, doing so previously in 1995 (bobsleigh). Igls hosted the championship for the fifth time, doing do previously in 1935 (two-man) and 1963, 1991 (skeleton), and 1993 (bobsleigh). Two-woman bobsleigh and women's skeleton debuted at these championships.

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Bobsleigh

Two man

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann)
SilverFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe)
BronzeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Christian Reich, Urs Aeberhand)

Four man

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (André Lange, René Hoppe, Lars Behrendt, Carsten Embach)
SilverFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Tomas Platzer, Sven Rühr)
BronzeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Christian Reich, Bruno Aeberhard, Urs Aeberhand, Domenic Keller)

Two woman

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Germany (Gabriele Kohlisch, Kathleen Hering)
SilverFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Jean Racine, Jennifer Davidson)
BronzeFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland (Françoise Burdet, Katharina Sutter)

Kohlisch competed for the Germans in luge, winning ten World Championship and three European championship medals between 1987 and 1997.

Skeleton

Men

PosAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Andy Böhme  (GER)
SilverFlag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Gregor Stähli  (SUI)
BronzeFlag of the United States.svg  Jim Shea  (USA)
BronzeFlag of Austria.svg  Alexander Müller  (AUT)

Women

PosAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Steffi Hanzlik  (GER)
SilverFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Mellisa Hollingsworth  (CAN)
BronzeFlag of the United States.svg  Tricia Stumpf  (USA)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)5207
2Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland  (SUI)0134
3Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0123
4Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
5Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0011
Totals (5 entries)55616

References

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