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Bobsleigh At The 1988 Winter Olympics – Two-man
The Two-man bobsleigh competition at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary was held on 20 and 21 February, at Canada Olympic Park Canada Olympic Park (COP), formerly known as Paskapoo Ski Hill, is a ski hill and multi-purpose training and competition facility located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada, owned and operated by WinSport. It is currently used both for high performance .... Results References {{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics - Two-man Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics ... [...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 (sport), 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 United States, American film ''Cool Runnings'' which loosely followed the Jamaican Bobsled Team during their competition in Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics, bobsleigh at the 1988 Games (The other was the 1981 Great Britain, British film ''For Your Eyes Only (film), For Your Eyes Only'' which included scenes from the Eugenio Monti track, 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] |
André Kisser
André — sometimes transliterated as Andre — is the French and Portuguese form of the name Andrew and is now also used in the English-speaking world. It used in France, Quebec, Canada and other French-speaking countries, as well in Portugal, Brazil and other Portuguese-speaking countries. It is a variation of the Greek name ''Andreas'', a short form of any of various compound names derived from ''andr-'' 'man, warrior'. The name is popular in Norway and Sweden. Cognate names Cognate names are: * Bulgarian: Andrei, |
David Leuty
David Leuty (born 25 February 1960) is a Canadian bobsledder. He competed at the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... References 1960 births Living people Canadian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Canada Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Toronto 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alec Leonce
Alec Leonce (born 19 April 1962) is a British bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... References External links * 1962 births Living people British male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Great Britain Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Bobsledders from London {{UK-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tom De La Hunty
Thomas De La Hunty (born 4 July 1956) is a British former bobsledder and bobsleigh coach. De La Hunty started bobsledding after joining the Royal Air Force in 1978. He started his bobsledding career in 1980, going on to be RAF Champion for 13 years and competing for the British national team from 1980 to 1991. He also competed in the 1984 and 1988 Winter Olympics, earning his best finish of 12th in the two-man event at Calgary in 1988. After retiring from competition in 1991, he became a coach, initially for the British bobsleigh team, serving as Assistant Ice Coach in the 1992, 1994 and 1998 Winter Olympics and as Head Coach at the 2006 Games in Turin. De La Hunty was also coach of the Dutch team at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City and the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In June 2010, De La Hunty was named as coach of the Canadian bobsleigh team, a position which he held until 2016. During that time he guided Kaillie Humphries to her second Olympic gold at the 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rolf Müller (bobsleigh)
Rolf Müller (born 4 August 1961) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... References 1961 births Living people German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for West Germany Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Michael Sperr
Michael Sperr (born 8 September 1962) is a German bobsledder. He competed in the two man and the four man events at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m .... References External links * 1962 births Living people German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for West Germany Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Munich Bobsledders from Upper Bavaria 20th-century German sportsmen {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lloyd Guss
Lloyd Guss (born 22 January 1959) is a Canadian hurdler. He competed in the men's 400 metres hurdles at the 1984 Summer Olympics. He also competed in the two-man and four-man bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics. Competing for the California Golden Bears track and field team, Guss placed 7th in the 400 m hurdles at the 1982 NCAA Division I Outdoor Track and Field Championships. See also * List of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympic games Below is a list of athletes who competed in both the Summer and Winter Olympics, as of the end of the 2024 Summer Olympics. Prior to the 1924 Winter Olympics, the winter sports of Figure skating at the Olympic Games, Figure skating and Ice hockey ... References 1959 births Living people Athletes (track and field) at the 1984 Summer Olympics Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Canadian male hurdlers Canadian male bobsledders Olympic track and field athletes for Canada Olympic bobsledders for Cana ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Greg Haydenluck
Greg Haydenluck (born July 7, 1958) is a Canadian track and field athlete and bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1990s. Track and field career A native of Manitoba, Haydenluck competed as a sprinter while in high school. This included setting provincial records both in 200 (rural provincial) and 400 metres (rural provincial and provincial) events in 1977, records that still stood as of the 2004–05 school year. His success as a sprinter earned him a scholarship to the University of South Dakota. While at South Dakota, Haydenluck switched to decathlon and earned All-American honors both in 1979 and in 1982. He would earn Canada's national championship in the decathlon in 1985. Bobsleigh career By the late 1980s Haydenluck had switched to bobsleigh. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he earned his best result of tenth in the two-man event at Calgary in 1988 Winter Olympics. Haydenluck's best finish in the Bobsleigh World Cup championships was second in the two-m ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Aivars Trops
Aivars Trops (born 22 January 1963) is a Latvian bobsledder. He competed in the two man event at the 1988 Winter Olympics The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games () and commonly known as Calgary 1988 were a multi-sport event held from February 13 to 28, 1988, with Calgary, Calgary, Alberta as the main host city. This marks the m ..., representing the Soviet Union. References External links * * * 1963 births Living people Latvian male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for the Soviet Union Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Riga {{Latvia-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Zintis Ekmanis
Zintis Ekmanis (born 17 May 1958) is a former Latvian bobsledder who competed from the early 1980s to the mid-1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the two-man event at Sarajevo in 1984. Ekmanis also won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1985 FIBT World Championships in Cervinia. During the Bobsleigh World Cup The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions. It has taken place since the 1984 Winter Olympics The 1984 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIV Olympic Winter Games (Serbo-Croatian language, Serbo-Croatian and Slovene lan ... of 1986-7, he finished third in the two-man event. References1988 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Mark
Christian Mark (born 24 December 1962 in Innsbruck, Tyrol) is an Austrian bobsledder who won competed during the 1980s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1986 FIBT World Championships in Königssee. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Mark earned his best finish of sixth in the four-man event at Calgary in 1988 1988 was a crucial year in the early history of the Internet—it was the year of the first well-known computer virus, the Morris worm, 1988 Internet worm. The first permanent intercontinental Internet link was made between the United State .... References 1984 bobsleigh two-man results (todor66.com)* External links * * 1962 births Living people Austrian male bobsledders Austrian male sprinters Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1988 Winter Olympics Bobsledders from Innsbruck Olympic bobsledders for Austria 20th-century Austrian sportsmen {{Austria-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
