Bobsleigh At The 1980 Winter Olympics

	Bobsleigh At The 1980 Winter Olympics – Two-man The Two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected ... in Lake Placid was held on 15 and 16 February, at Mt. Van Hoevenberg Olympic Bobsled Run. Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics - Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Erich Schärer Erich Schärer (born 1 September 1946 in Zurich) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the mid-1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with one gold (Two-man: 1980), two silvers (Four-man: 1976, 1980), and one bronze (Two-man: 1976). Schärer also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with seven golds (Two-man: 1978, 1979, 1982; Four-man: 1971, 1973, 1975, 1986), three silvers (Two-man: 1983, Four-man: 1977, 1978), and four bronzes (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1979, 1981, 1982). The first two titles he won as pusher in the team of driver René Stadler René Stadler (born 19 May 1940) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1970s. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds ( 1971, 1973) and one bronze (1970). He also competed at the 19 ... before a became a driver himself. References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964* ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fritz Sperling Fritz Sperling (born 1 August 1945) is an Austrian bobsledder who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1973 and a bronze in 1974. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Sperling earned his best finish of fourth in the two-man event at Innsbruck in 1976 Events January * January 3 – The International Covenant on Economic, Social and Cultural Rights enters into force. * January 5 – The Pol Pot regime proclaims a new constitution for Democratic Kampuchea. * January 11 – The 1976 Phila .... References External linksBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. pp. 559, 561-2. 1945 births Living people Austrian male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at t ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Robert Wilson (bobsleigh) Robert Wilson (born 13 September 1954) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1980 Winter Olympics and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... References 1954 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Montreal {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Joey Kilburn Joey Kilburn (born 27 April 1949) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1949 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Ottawa {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Alexander Wernsdorfer Alexander Wernsdorfer (born 12 February 1951) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1951 births Living people German male bobsledders German decathletes Olympic bobsledders for West Germany Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Mainz {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Georg Großmann Georg Großmann (born 2 April 1940) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References External links * 1940 births Living people German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for West Germany Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics People from Bad Säckingen Sportspeople from Freiburg (region) {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gheorghe Lixandru Gheorghe Lixandru (born 26 March 1953) is a Romanian bobsledder. He competed at the 1976, 1980 and the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske igre''; Cyrillic: XIV Зимске олимпијске игре; mk, XIV Зимски олимписки игр .... Lixandru was the flag bearer for Romania in the opening ceremony of the 1980 Winter Olympics. References External links * 1953 births Living people Romanian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Romania Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Bucharest {{Romania-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Dragoş Panaitescu-Rapan Dragoş Panaitescu-Rapan (born 3 September 1944) is a Romanian bobsledder. He competed at the 1972, 1976 and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1944 births Living people Romanian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Romania Bobsledders at the 1972 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Budapest {{Romania-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	John Howell (bobsleigh) John Howell (17 June 1955 – 22 June 2006) was a British bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1955 births 2006 deaths British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Stoke-on-Trent {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Jonnie Woodall Jonathan William Woodall, aka Jonnie Woodall MBE (25 January 1946 – 3 April 2009) was a British bobsledder and luger. He competed in the luge at the 1972 Winter Olympics and the bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics. Woodall, who served in the British Army, retired from the army with the rank of Major and became race manager of the British Skeleton Association. In later life Woodall lived at Mytton, near Montford Bridge in Shropshire. He was killed by being hit by a train on a level crossing whilst out cycling in nearby Eyton Lane, Baschurch Baschurch is a large village and civil parish in Shropshire, England. It lies in North Shropshire, north-west of Shrewsbury. The village has a population of 2,503 as of the 2011 census. The village has strong links to Shrewsbury to the south-e .... References External links * 1946 births 2009 deaths British male bobsledders British male lugers Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Olympic lugers for Great Britain ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Gerd Zaunschirm Gerd Zaunschirm (born 15 February 1955) is an Austrian bobsledder. He competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics and the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1955 births Living people Austrian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Innsbruck {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Franz Paulweber Franz Paulweber (born 6 January 1953) was an Austrian bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1980 Winter Olympics The 1980 Winter Olympics, officially the XIII Olympic Winter Games and also known as Lake Placid 1980, were an international multi-sport event held from February 13 to 24, 1980, in Lake Placid, New York, United States. Lake Placid was elected .... References 1953 births Living people Austrian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Austria Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Tyrol (state) {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]