Bobsleigh at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
Dates | February 19–27 |
Competitors | 155 from 30 nations |
Bobsleigh at the 1994 Winter Olympics | |
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Two | men |
Four | men |
The bobsleigh competitions of the Lillehammer 1994 Olympics were held at the Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track between 19 and 27 February 1994. [1]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Two bobsleigh events were held at Lillehammer 1994 Olympics:
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man | Switzerland (SUI) Gustav Weder Donat Acklin | 3:30.81 | Switzerland (SUI) Reto Götschi Guido Acklin | 3:30.86 | Italy (ITA) Günther Huber Stefano Ticci | 3:31.01 |
Four-man | Germany (GER) Harald Czudaj Karsten Brannasch Olaf Hampel Alexander Szelig | 3:27.78 | Switzerland (SUI) Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Kurt Meier Domenico Semeraro | 3:27.84 | Germany (GER) Wolfgang Hoppe Ulf Hielscher René Hannemann Carsten Embach | 3:28.01 |
Thirty nations sent bobleists to compete in the events.
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Ukraine competed in the Winter Olympic Games as an independent nation for the first time at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway. Previously, Ukrainian athletes competed for the Unified Team at the 1992 Winter Olympics.
Poland competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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The People's Republic of China competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Portugal returned at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway after missed in 1992.
Monaco competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
Slovenia competed at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.
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The two-man bobsleigh results at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The competition was held on Friday and Saturday, 14 and 15 February 1936.