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FIBT World Championships 1977
The FIBT World Championships 1977 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record thirteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, and 1974. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh The East Germans earned their first medal at this championship In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion. Championship systems Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship. Title match system In this system .... Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships IBSF World Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
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Fritz Lüdi
Fritz Lüdi is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid-1970s. He won three medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver (1977) and two bronzes (1974, 1975). Lüdi also competed at the 1964 and the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the ..., finishing 9th in the four-man event and 10th in the two-man event. References1976 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Herbert Berg (bobsleigh)
Herbert Berg is a bobsledder who competed for West Germany in the late 1970s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1977 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz St. Moritz (also german: Sankt Moritz, rm, , it, San Maurizio, french: Saint-Moritz) is a high Alpine resort town in the Engadine in Switzerland, at an elevation of about above sea level. It is Upper Engadine's major town and a municipality in .... ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 German male bobsledders Possibly living people Year of birth missing Place of birth missing 20th-century German people {{Germany-bobsleigh-bio-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jakob Resch
Jakob Resch is a West German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s. He won two bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships (Two-man: 1978, Four-man: 1977). Resch now operates the Hindenburglinde hotel, located in Ramsau bei Berchtesgaden Ramsau is a German municipality in the Bavarian Alps with a population of around 1,800. It is a district located in the Berchtesgadener Land in Bavaria, close to the border with Austria, 35 km south of Salzburg and 150 km south-east of ..., Germany. ReferencesBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Josef Benz
Joseph "Josef" or "Sepp" Benz (20 May 1944 – 5 February 2021) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 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). Career Benz, who was born in Zurich, won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1978, 1979; Four-man: 1981), two silvers (Four-man: 1977, 1978), and three bronzes (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1979, 1981). In 2008, he was named chairman of the Sport Commission for artificial track luge for the International Luge Federation (FIL). Benz also was a postal clerk in his native Switzerland. He served as chairman of the FIL Youth Commission before serving as chairman of the Sport Commission from 2008 to 2014. During his tenure in Artificial track, Benz created the team relay event that was first held at the 2008 world championships and became an event at the 2014 Winter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rudolf Marti
Rudolf Marti (born 7 April 1950) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1976, 1980). Marti also won two silver medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1977 and 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go .... References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 1950 births Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Living people Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olympics Medalists at the 1976 Winter Olympics [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ulrich Bächli
Ulrich "Ueli" Bächli (born 5 January 1950 in Zürich) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two silver medals in the four-man event (1976, 1980). Bächli also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with three silvers (Two-man: 1982; Four-man: 1977, 1978) and one bronze (Four-man: 1979 Events January * January 1 ** United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ''International Year of the Child''. Many musicians donate to the ''Music for UNICEF Concert'' fund, among them ABBA, who write the song ...). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Swiss male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Olympic silver medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in bobsleigh 1950 births Living people Medalists at the 1980 Winter Olymp ... [...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] |
Raimund Bethge
Raimund Bethge (born 7 July 1947 in Schwedt, Brandenburg) is an East Germany, East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s. He took up the sport in 1975. He won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in four-man (FIBT World Championships 1977, 1977), a silver in two-man (FIBT World Championships 1978, 1978, and a bronze in four-man (1978). He also took a silver in the Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship, European Championships in 1978 in the four-man event. Bethge also competed at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, finishing fourth in the Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Four-man, four-man event and seventh in the Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics – Two-man, two-man event. Prior to his role in bobsleigh, Bethge was national champion in the 110 metres hurdles in 1969, and finished fifth in the event at the 1969 European Championships in Athletics in Athens. He also won East German national titles in the 110 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt
Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt (born 5 September 1954 in Altenburg, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. At the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events. Gerhardt also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1977, 1981), one silver (Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978 Events January * January 1 – Air India Flight 855, a Boeing 747 passenger jet, crashes off the coast of Bombay, killing 213. * January 5 – Bülent Ecevit, of Republican People's Party, CHP, forms the new government of Turkey (42nd go ...). Gerhardt later married Olympic figure skater Kerstin Stolfig. References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20070929091333/http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931B ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Germeshausen (21 August 1951 – 15 April 2022) was an East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980) and one silver (Two-man: 1980). He also won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1981, Four-man: 1977, 1981), one silver (Four-man: 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978). Prior to his role in bobsleigh, Germeshausen competed in track and field athletics as a decathlete, winning the East German championship in 1974. He later became a sport Sport pertains to any form of Competition, competitive physical activity or game that aims to use, maintain, or improve physical ability and Skill, skills while providing enjoyment to participants and, in some cases, entertainment to specta ...s instructor. References * Amrhein, Klaus (2005). ''Biographisches Handbuch zur Geschichte der Deut ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Meinhard Nehmer
Meinhard Nehmer (born 13 January 1941 in Bobolin, Police County, Boblin near Police, West Pomeranian Voivodeship, Pölitz, Pomerania) is a former East Germany, East German bobsledder who competed from the mid-1970s to the early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won four medals with three golds (Two-man: 1976 Winter Olympics, 1976, Four-man: 1976, 1980 Winter Olympics, 1980) and one bronze (Two-man: 1980). Nehmer also carried the East German flag during the opening ceremonies of the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck. He also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (Four-man: FIBT World Championships 1977, 1977), two silvers (Two-man: FIBT World Championships 1978, 1978, Four-man: FIBT World Championships 1979, 1979), and one bronze (Four-man: 1978). Nehmer grew up on Rügen, the son of a farmer. Prior to his role in bobsleigh, Nehmer competed in Athletics (sport), athletics as a javelin thrower, with a personal best of 81.5 m. After re ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |