| IBSF European Championships 2021 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Winterberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track |
| Location |  Winterberg, Germany |
| Dates | 8–10 January |
The 2021 IBSF European Championships were held from 8 to 10 January 2021 in Winterberg, Germany. [1] IBSF European Championships is the European Championships for bobsleigh and skeleton.
* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany* | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
| 2 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 4 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man [2] | Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis | 1:50.08 | Germany Johannes Lochner Eric Franke | 1:50.75 | Austria Benjamin Maier Markus Sammer | 1:50.93 |
| Four-man [3] | Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller | 1:48.13 | Austria Benjamin Maier Sascha Stepan Markus Sammer Kristian Huber | 1:48.89 | Russia Rostislav Gaitiukevich Mikhail Mordasov Ilya Malykh Ruslan Samitov | 1:49.08 |
| Two-woman [4] | Germany Laura Nolte Deborah Levi | 1:53.60 | Germany Kim Kalicki Ann-Christin Strack | 1:54.02 | Austria Katrin Beierl Jennifer Onasanya Germany Mariama Jamanka Leonie Fiebig | 1:54.39 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men [5] | Aleksandr Tretyakov Russia | 1:52.36 | Martins Dukurs Latvia | 1:52.53 | Alexander Gassner Germany | 1:52.57 |
| Women [6] | Elena Nikitina Russia | 1:55.10 | Tina Hermann Germany | 1:55.16 | Janine Flock Austria | 1:55.29 |
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