| Four-man at the IBSF World Championships 2016 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck, Igls |
| Date | 20–21 February 2016 |
| Competitors | 120 from 16 nations |
| Teams | 30 |
| Winning time | 3:24.27 |
| Medalists | |
IBSF World Championships 2016  /  | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two | men | women | ||
| Four | men | |||
| Skeleton | men | women | ||
| Mixed | team | |||
The Four-man event in the IBSF World Championships 2016 was held on 20 and 21 February 2016. [1] [2]
The first two runs were started at 15:34 on 20 February 2016 [3] [4] and the last two runs on 21 February at 15:34. [5] [6]
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