Four-man at the IBSF World Championships 2021 | |
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![]() Four-man bobsleigh Medal Ceremony (Bobsleigh & Skeleton World Championships Altenberg 2021) | |
Venue | Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track |
Location | Altenberg, Germany |
Dates | 13–14 February |
Competitors | 98 from 13 nations |
Teams | 24 |
Winning time | 3:35.02 |
Medalists | |
IBSF World Championships 2021 | ||
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Monobob | women | |
Two | men | women |
Four | men | |
Skeleton | men | women |
mixed | ||
The Four-man competition at the IBSF World Championships 2021 was held on 13 and 14 February 2021. [1] [2]
The first two runs were held on 13 February at 15:49 [3] and the last two runs on 14 February at 15:00. [4]
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