| Para-bobsleigh at the IBSF World Championships 2023 | ||||||||||
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| Venue | St. Moritz-Celerina Olympic Bobrun | |||||||||
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland | |||||||||
| Dates | 2–3 February | |||||||||
| Competitors | 18 from 12 nations | |||||||||
| Winning time | 4:53.62 | |||||||||
| Medalists | ||||||||||
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| IBSF World Championships 2023 | ||
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| Monobob | women | |
| Two | men | women |
| Four | men | |
| Para-bobsleigh | Para | |
| Skeleton | men | women |
| mixed | ||
The Para-bobsleigh competition at the IBSF World Championships 2023 was held on 2 and 3 February 2023. [1] [2]
The first two runs were started on 2 February at 09:00 and the last two runs on 3 February at 09:00. [3]
| Rank | Bib | Athlete | Country | Run 1 | Rank | Run 2 | Rank | Run 3 | Rank | Run 4 | Rank | Total | Behind |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 | 16 | Hermann Ellmauer |  Austria | 1:13.43 | 3 | 1:13.21 | 1 | 1:13.28 | 1 | 1:13.70 | 4 | 4:53.62 | |
 | 5 | Artūrs Klots |  Latvia | 1:13.63 | 7 | 1:13.48 | 5 | 1:13.34 | 2 | 1:13.25 | 1 | 4:53.70 | +0.08 |
 | 17 | Christopher Stewart |  Switzerland | 1:13.18 | 1 | 1:13.27 | 2 | 1:13.48 | 4 | 1:13.97 | 11 | 4:53.90 | +0.28 |
| 4 | 14 | Lonnie Bissonnette |  Canada | 1:13.56 | 6 | 1:13.54 | 6 | 1:13.83 | 12 | 1:13.39 | 2 | 4:54.32 | +0.70 |
| 5 | 9 | Guillermo Castillo |  United States | 1:13.39 | 2 | 1:13.61 | 9 | 1:13.82 | 11 | 1:13.87 | 10 | 4:54.69 | +1.07 |
| 6 | 7 | Corie Mapp |  Great Britain | 1:13.43 | 3 | 1:13.60 | 8 | 1:13.69 | 7 | 1:14.05 | 14 | 4:54.77 | +1.15 |
| 7 | 11 | Fabrizio Caselli |  Italy | 1:14.06 | 11 | 1:13.58 | 7 | 1:13.74 | 8 | 1:13.42 | 3 | 4:54.80 | +1.18 |
| 8 | 6 | Jonas Frei | Switzerland | 1:13.75 | 8 | 1:13.61 | 9 | 1:13.74 | 8 | 1:13.80 | 7 | 4:54.90 | +1.28 |
| 9 | 8 | Robert Balk | United States | 1:14.05 | 10 | 1:13.62 | 11 | 1:13.46 | 3 | 1:13.83 | 8 | 4:54.96 | +1.34 |
| 10 | 3 | Nikolai Johann |  Germany | 1:13.44 | 5 | 1:14.31 | 17 | 1:13.66 | 5 | 1:13.98 | 12 | 4:55.39 | +1.77 |
| 11 | 1 | Flavio Menardi | Italy | 1:14.24 | 13 | 1:13.44 | 4 | 1:13.67 | 6 | 1:14.08 | 15 | 4:55.43 | +1.81 |
| 12 | 4 | Israel Blanco |  Spain | 1:13.92 | 9 | 1:14.28 | 15 | 1:13.79 | 10 | 1:13.86 | 9 | 4:55.85 | +2.23 |
| 13 | 15 | Sebastian Westin |  Sweden | 1:14.90 | 16 | 1:13.29 | 3 | 1:14.02 | 13 | 1:13.71 | 5 | 4:55.92 | +2.30 |
| 14 | 13 | Alvils Brants | Latvia | 1:14.13 | 12 | 1:13.65 | 12 | 1:14.43 | 16 | 1:13.78 | 6 | 4:55.99 | +2.37 |
| 15 | 2 | David Jennewein | Italy | 1:15.23 | 18 | 1:14.13 | 14 | 1:14.30 | 14 | 1:14.03 | 13 | 4:57.69 | +4.07 |
| 16 | 18 | Austin Parker | United States | 1:14.25 | 14 | 1:14.29 | 16 | 1:14.40 | 15 | 1:14.94 | 18 | 4:57.88 | +4.26 |
| 17 | 12 | Michael Stevens |  South Africa | 1:14.62 | 15 | 1:14.09 | 13 | 1:14.94 | 17 | 1:14.89 | 17 | 4:58.54 | +4.92 |
| 18 | 10 | Gabriela Knapová |  Czech Republic | 1:15.11 | 17 | 1:15.25 | 18 | 1:15.44 | 18 | 1:14.88 | 16 | 5:00.68 | +7.06 |
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