FIBT World Championships 1979

	FIBT World Championships 1979 The FIBT World Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first championships that took place on an artificially refrigerated track. The track also hosted the luge world championships that same year, the first time that had ever happened in both bobsleigh and luge in a non-Winter Olympic year (Igls hosted both events for the 1976 games in neighboring Innsbruck.). Two man bobsleigh Ohlwärter replaced the injured Schumann after the third heat of this event. Four man bobsleigh Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1979 Events January * January 1 United Nations Secretary-General Kurt Waldheim heralds the start of the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Schönau Am Königsee Schönau may refer to: People * Horst Schönau, East German bobsledder * Elizabeth of Schönau, a Benedictine nun at Schönau Abbey of Nassau and a friend of Hildegarde of Bingen Places Germany * Schönau (Odenwald), a town in Baden-Württemberg ** Schönau Abbey, in this town * Schönau im Schwarzwald, a town in Baden-Württemberg * Schönau (Mannheim), a district in the north of Mannheim, Baden-Württemberg * Schönau an der Brend, a municipality in the district of Rhön-Grabfeld in Bavaria * Schönau, Lower Bavaria, a municipality in the district of Rottal-Inn in Bavaria * Schönau am Königsee, a municipality in Bavaria * Schönau, site of a subcamp of Buchenwald * Lansen-Schönau, a municipality in Mecklenburg-Western Pomerania * Schönau, Rhineland-Palatinate, part of Dahner Felsenland * Schönau-Berzdorf, a municipality in Saxony * Schönau Abbey (Nassau) of Nassau, near present-day Lipporn, Rhineland-Palatinate * , an ''Ortsteil'' and monastery in Gemünden am Main, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Fritz Ohlwärter Fritz Ohlwärter (born 25 February 1948) is a West German bobsledder who competed during the mid to late 1970s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with four silvers (Two-man: 1974, 1975, 1979; Four-man: 1975) and one bronze (Four-man: 1977). Ohlwärter also finished fifth in the four-man event at 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 .... References External linksBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 Wallechinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1979 In West German Sport 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 ''Chiquitita'' to commemorate the event. The United States and the People's Republic of China establish full Sino-American relations, diplomatic relations. ** Following a deal agreed during 1978, France, French carmaker Peugeot completes a takeover of American manufacturer Chrysler's Chrysler Europe, European operations, which are based in United Kingdom, Britain's former Rootes Group factories, as well as the former Simca factories in France. * January 7 – Cambodian–Vietnamese War: The People's Army of Vietnam and Vietnamese-backed Kampuchean United Front for National Salvation, Cambodian insurgents announce the fall of Phnom Penh, Cambodia, and the collapse of the Pol Pot regime. Pol Pot and the Khmer Rouge retreat west to an area ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]