| 2024 European Championships | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Igls bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track |
| Location |  Igls (Four-man) Sigulda |
| Dates | 2–4 February |
The 2024 IBSF European Championships was held from 2 to 4 February 2024 in Sigulda, Latvia. Since the venue, the Sigulda bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track, cannot host four-man bobsleigh races, this part of the championship was held in Igls, Austria on December 17.
All times are local.
| Date | Time | Event | Venue |
|---|---|---|---|
| 17 December 2023 | 13:30 (UTC+1) | Four-man Bobsleigh | Igls |
| 2 February 2024 | 11:30 (UTC+2) | Men's Skeleton | Sigulda |
| 15:00 (UTC+2) | Women's Skeleton | ||
| 3 February 2024 | 10:00 (UTC+2) | Women's Monobob | |
| 4 February 2024 | 10:00 (UTC+2) | Two-woman Bobsleigh | |
| 14:00 (UTC+2) | Two-man Bobsleigh |
* Host nation (Latvia)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 2 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Belgium | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 |  Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | Latvia * | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Laura Nolte | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | Adam Ammour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Alexander Schüller | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Candy Bauer | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Felix Straub | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Francesco Friedrich | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Issam Ammour | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kim Meylemans | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Lisa Buckwitz | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Marcus Wyatt | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| Neele Schuten | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 | Erec Bruckert | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Johannes Lochner | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 | Anabel Galander | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Andreea Grecu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Georg Fleischhauer | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Hannah Neise | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Joshua Tasche | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Kim Kalicki | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Matt Weston | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Michael Vogt | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Sandro Michel | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 23 | Amelia Coltman | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Dāvis Spriņģis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Emīls Cipulis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Felix Keisinger | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Krists Lindenblats | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Mara Morell | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Matīss Miknis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Melanie Hasler | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (30 entries) | 11 | 11 | 11 | 33 | |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men [1] | Marcus Wyatt Great Britain | 1:41.00 | Matt Weston Great Britain | 1:41.16 | Felix Keisinger Germany | 1:41.36 |
| Women [2] | Kim Meylemans Belgium | 1:43.38 | Hannah Neise Germany | 1:43.41 | Amelia Coltman Great Britain | 1:43.49 |
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Women's Monobob [3] | Lisa Buckwitz Germany | 1:47.46 | Andreea Grecu Romania | 1:47.73 | Laura Nolte Germany | 1:47.87 |
| Two-woman [4] | Germany Laura Nolte Neele Schuten | 1:41.53 | Germany Kim Kalicki Anabel Galander | 1:41.82 |  Switzerland Melanie Hasler Mara Morell | 1:42.06 |
| Two-man [5] | Germany Adam Ammour Issam Ammour | 1:38.22 | Switzerland Michael Vogt Sandro Michel | 1:38.28 | Germany Johannes Lochner Erec Bruckert | 1:38.29 |
| Four-man [6] | Germany Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Alexander Schüller Felix Straub | 1:40.89 | Germany Johannes Lochner Erec Bruckert Joshua Tasche Georg Fleischhauer | 1:41.03 | Latvia Emīls Cipulis Dāvis Spriņģis Matīss Miknis Krists Lindenblats | 1:41.35 |
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