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Bobsleigh At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Canada Olympic Park. The competition took place between February 20 and February 28, 1988. The event included competitors from countries with little history of bobsleigh participation and/or little or no snow.David Wallechinsky: "The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics" (2002 edition) These countries included Jamaica (whose involvement spurred the film '' Cool Runnings'' in 1993), Mexico, and New Zealand. An informal "Caribbean Cup" of such countries was won by New Zealand's Alexander Peterson and Peter Henry, who finished equal twentieth. In the two-man event, the best result from a completely snow-less country was twenty-ninth by Bart Carpentier Alting and Bart Dreschsel of the Netherlands Antilles. Alting also competed in luge, finishing thirty-sixth out of thirty-eight. Medal summary Medal table Three countries won medals in Calgary, with the Soviet Union leading the medal table, winning two medals, one go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Canada Olympic Park Bobsleigh, Luge, And Skeleton Track
The Canada Olympic Park bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track is a bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track located in Calgary, Alberta. Part of Canada Olympic Park, it hosted the bobsleigh and luge competitions at the 1988 Winter Olympics. This track is one of only two of its type in the world to be featured in a non-documentary film when it was part of the 1993 American film '' Cool Runnings'' which loosely followed the Jamaican Bobsled Team during their competition in bobsleigh at the 1988 Games (The other was the 1981 British film '' For Your Eyes Only'' which included scenes from the bobsleigh track in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy.). History In 1981, Calgary was awarded the 1988 Winter Olympics over Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo. The track was constructed on a fast-track program running from fall 1984 to spring 1986. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Mario Hoyer
Mario Hoyer (born 26 July 1965) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964 1965 births Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Living people Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh At The Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh is an event in the Winter Olympic Games where a two- or four-person team drives a specially designed sled down an ice track, with the winning team completing the route with the fastest time. The event has been featured since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. Other than that exception, the four-man competition has been competed at every game (in 1928, it was a five-man competition). The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 Lake Placid games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. Events Medal leaders Athletes who have won multiple medals (including at least one gold) are listed below. Men Women Elana Meyers Taylor has more Olympic bobsleigh medals than any other woman, but lacks a gold; her five medals comprise three silver and two bronze from 2010 throug ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bobsleigh At The 1988 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Canada Olympic Park. The competition took place between February 20 and February 28, 1988. The event included competitors from countries with little history of bobsleigh participation and/or little or no snow.David Wallechinsky: "The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics" (2002 edition) These countries included Jamaica (whose involvement spurred the film '' Cool Runnings'' in 1993), Mexico, and New Zealand. An informal "Caribbean Cup" of such countries was won by New Zealand's Alexander Peterson and Peter Henry, who finished equal twentieth. In the two-man event, the best result from a completely snow-less country was twenty-ninth by Bart Carpentier Alting and Bart Dreschsel of the Netherlands Antilles. Alting also competed in luge, finishing thirty-sixth out of thirty-eight. Medal summary Medal table Three countries won medals in Calgary, with the Soviet Union leading the medal table, winning two medals, one go ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Breaking Ice
Breaking or breakin' may refer to: Arts * Breakdancing (also breaking), an athletic style of street dance * ''Breakin''', a 1984 American breakdancing-themed musical film * "Breakin, a twelfth-season episode of the American animated television series ''SpongeBob SquarePants'' * ''Breaking'' (film), a 2022 American thriller drama film * Sequence breaking, performing actions or obtaining items in video games out of the intended linear order Music * "Breakin (song), a single from The Music's second album, ''Welcome to the North'' * " Breakin'... There's No Stopping Us", a song by American music duo Ollie & Jerry * "Breakin, the sixth song on The All-American Rejects' 2008 album ''When the World Comes Down'' * ''Breaking'' (album), the eighth full-length album by American musician Brian Larsen * "Breaking" (song), a song by American alternative rock band, Anberlin Damage * Breaking (martial arts), technique that is used in competition, demonstration and testing * Fracture, the se ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Olympic Council Of Ireland
The Olympic Federation of Ireland or OFI ( ga, Cónaidhm Oilimpeach na hÉireann) (called the Irish Olympic Council until 1952 and the Olympic Council of Ireland until 2018) is the National Olympic Committee (NOC) of the island of Ireland. Athletes from Northern Ireland have the option of participating under its auspices or in the Great Britain Olympic Team. Its mission statement is "To manage and enhance the performance of Team Ireland at Olympic Games whilst developing the Olympic Movement in Ireland." In 2018 the ''Olympic Council of Ireland'' was renamed as the ''Olympic Federation of Ireland''. History The Olympic Federation of Ireland is the new name for the Olympic Council of Ireland, since 15 September 2018. The Irish Olympic Council was founded in 1920, while the Irish War of Independence was pitting the Irish Republic proclaimed by Sinn Féin against the Dublin Castle administration of the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland. John J. Keane, who was the h ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Juris Tone
Juris Tone (born 26 May 1961 in Riga) is a Latvian-Soviet bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary. He is also the current recordman holder for Latvia in 4 × 100 m in Athletics (Moscow Moscow ( , US chiefly ; rus, links=no, Москва, r=Moskva, p=mɐskˈva, a=Москва.ogg) is the capital and largest city of Russia. The city stands on the Moskva River in Central Russia, with a population estimated at 13.0 millio ..., 39.32, 1983, Spartakiads with Genadijs Murašovs, Ronalds Razmuss, Āris Āboliņš). References External links * * * * 1961 births Living people Russian male bobsledders Soviet male bobsledders Latvian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for the Soviet Union Olympic bobsledders for Latvia Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Guntis Osis
Guntis Osis (born 30 October 1962 in Talsi) is a Latvian Soviet bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,306,784 and a metropolitan population of 1,481,806, makin .... References External links * * 1962 births Living people People from Talsi Latvian male bobsledders Soviet male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of the Soviet Union Olympic bobsledders of Latvia Olympic bronze medalists for the Soviet Union Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1988 Winter Olympics {{USSR-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingo Voge
Ingo Voge (born 14 February 1958 in Falkensee, GDR) is an East German bobsledder who competed during the 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1984, 1988). Voge also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1985 and a bronze in 1989 File:1989 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The Cypress Street Viaduct, Cypress structure collapses as a result of the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, killing motorists below; The proposal document for the World Wide Web is submitted; The Exxo .... References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 1958 births Living people People from Havelland People from Bezirk Potsdam German male bobsledders Sportspeople from Brandenburg National People's Army sportspeople Olympic bobsledders for East Germany Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Olympic silver me ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dietmar Schauerhammer
Dietmar Schauerhammer (born 12 August 1955 in Neustadt an der Orla, Bezirk Gera) is an East German two-time Winter Olympic champion, pentathlete, decathlete and bob pusher for six-time World champion, two-time Olympic champion, four-time European champion, two-time German champion and five-time GDR champion Wolfgang Hoppe who competed during the 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won three medals with two golds (two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984) and one silver (four-man: 1988). Schauerhammer also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (two-man: 1985, 1986), one silver (four-man: 1987), and two bronzes (two-man: 1983, 1987). In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship The Star of People's Friendship (german: Stern der Völkerfreundschaft), Star of Nations' Friendship, was an order awarded by the German Democratic Republic German(s) may refer to: * Germany (of or related to) ** Germania (historical use) * Ge ... in gold (secon ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Werner Stocker (bobsleigh)
Werner Stocker (born 14 August 1961) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with his teammates Ekkehard Fasser, Kurt Meier and Marcel Fässler at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, Alberta Calgary ( ) is the largest city in the western provinces and territories of Canada, Canadian province of Alberta and the largest metro area of the three Canadian Prairies, Prairie Provinces. As of 2021, the city proper had a population of 1,30 ..., Canada. ReferencesBobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 1961 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marcel Fässler (bobsleigh) (born 1976), Swiss touring car and A1GP racing driver
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Marcel Fässler may refer to: * Marcel Fässler (bobsledder) (born 1959), Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s *Marcel Fässler (racing driver) Marcel Fässler (born 27 May 1976) is a Swiss retired racing driver. From 2010 to 2016 he competed in the FIA World Endurance Championship as part of Audi Sport Team Joest with co-drivers André Lotterer and Benoît Tréluyer, winning the 24 Hour ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
