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FIBT World Championships 1982
The FIBT World Championships 1982 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fourteenth 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, 1974, and 1977. The skeleton event debuted at the championships after being held in St. Moritz at the 1928 and 1948 Winter Olympics and it marked the first time the event took place on the actual bobsleigh track and not on the Cresta Run The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the haml .... Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Men's skeleton Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
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FIBT World Championships
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since 1930. Starting with 2002, championships of non-Winter Olympic years have not been held. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947. Men's skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted in 2007. Host cities Bobsleigh Four-man Debuted: 1930. Medal table Two-man Debuted: 1931. Medal table Two-woman Debuted: 2000. Medal table Women's Monobob Debuted: 2021 Medal table Skeleton Men Debuted: 1982 Medal table W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urs Salzmann
Urs Salzmann (born 3 July 1954) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Salzmann also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1982 and a bronze in 1985 The year 1985 was designated as the International Youth Year by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 ** The Internet's Domain Name System is created. ** Greenland withdraws from the European Economic Community as a result of a .... References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 1954 births Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Living people Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics {{Switzerland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Heinz Stettler
Heinz Stettler (March 1, 1952 in Regensdorf - May 24, 2006) was a Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Stettler also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1982 and a bronze in 1985. He was also active in track and field, excelling in the shot put and discus throw. Stettler died of a heart attack A myocardial infarction (MI), commonly known as a heart attack, occurs when blood flow decreases or stops to the coronary artery of the heart, causing damage to the heart muscle. The most common symptom is chest pain or discomfort which may tr ... in 2006. References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964* German Wikipedia article on Stettler 1952 births 2006 deaths Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Swiss male shot putters Swiss male discus throwers Swiss male bobsledder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Silvio Giobellina
Silvio Giobellina (born 28 February 1954) is a Switzerland, Swiss bobsledder who competed during the early to mid-1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1984 Winter Olympics in Sarajevo. Giobellina also won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in FIBT World Championships 1982, 1982 and a bronze in FIBT World Championships 1985, 1985. References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 1954 births Bobsledders at the 1984 Winter Olympics Living people Swiss male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders for Switzerland Olympic bronze medalists for Switzerland Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1984 Winter Olympics 20th-century Swiss people {{Switzerland-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andreas Kirchner
Andreas Kirchner (17 August 1953 – 10 November 2010) was an East German hammer thrower and bob pusher for record holder Wolfgang Hoppe. He competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man with a gold in 1984 and a bronze in 1980. He was born in Erlbach-Kirchberg, Saxony. Kirchner also won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1981 and a bronze in 1982. On 15 November 2010 he was found dead in his apartment in Suhl, Thuringia Thuringia (; german: Thüringen ), officially the Free State of Thuringia ( ), is a state of central Germany, covering , the sixth smallest of the sixteen German states. It has a population of about 2.1 million. Erfurt is the capital and larg ... where he worked as a teacher. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Horst Schönau
Horst Schönau (born 2 April 1949 in Waltershausen, Thuringia) is an East German bobsledder who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid. Schönau also won a complete set of medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Four-man: 1978), a silver (Two-man: 1981 Events January * January 1 ** Greece enters the European Economic Community, predecessor of the European Union. ** Palau becomes a self-governing territory. * January 10 – Salvadoran Civil War: The FMLN launches its first major offensiv ...), and a bronze (Two-man: 1982). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932–56, and since 1964 1949 births Living people People from Waltershausen German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1976 Winter Olympics Bobsledders at the 1980 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders for East Germany Olympic bronze medalists for East Germany Olympic me ... [...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] |
Hans Hiltebrand
Hans Hiltebrand (born 18 January 1945) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the late 1980s. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man: 1977, Four-man: 1987) and three silvers (Two-man: 1982, 1987; Four-man: 1981. Competing in three Winter Olympics, Hiltebrand earned his best finish of fourth in the two-man event at Lake Placid in 1980. Following his retirement, he coached Canada's bobsleigh from 1989 to the 1998 Winter Olympics The 1998 Winter Olympics, officially known as the and commonly known as Nagano 1998 ( ja, 長野1998), was a winter multi-sport event held from 7 to 22 February 1998, mainly in Nagano, Japan, with some events taking place in the .... Afterwards he became a well known bobsleigh designer. Hiltebrand is still active in his bobsleigh club in Zurich as of 2007. References External links1984 bobsleigh two-man results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Max Rüegg
Max Rüegg is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 1980s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with a gold (Two-man: 1982, a silver (Two-man: 1983) and two bronzes (Four-man: 1981, 1982). He is the brother of Tony Rüegg and the uncle of Reto Rüegg, Ivo Rüegg Ivo Rüegg (born 15 April 1971) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed between 1996 and 2010. He won five medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Two-man: 2009, Four-man: 2007), two silvers Two-man: 2007, Mixed team: 2009), and a bronz ... and Ralph Rüegg, all of whom have also competed in bobsleigh. ReferencesBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 Living people [...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] |
Cresta Run
The Cresta Run is a natural ice skeleton racing toboggan track in eastern Switzerland. Located in the winter sports town of St. Moritz, the run is one of the few in the world dedicated entirely to skeleton. It was built in 1884 near the hamlet of Cresta in the municipality of Celerina/Schlarigna by the Outdoor Amusement Committee of the Kulm Hotel and the people of St. Moritz. The committee members were Major William Henry Bulpett (founder of the St. Moritz Tobogganing Club (SMTC)), George Robertson, Charles Digby Jones (Robertson and Digby Jones planned the proposed course), C. Metcalfe, and J. Biddulph. It has continued as a partnership to this day between the SMTC, founded in 1887, and the people of St. Moritz. The sport of intramural sled racing originated in winter resort activities at the Kulm Hotel St. Moritz during the early 1870s. SMTC members still congregate for lunch in the 'Sunny Bar' at the Kulm. In the early days of competitive sledding, the predominant style ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
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