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FIBT World Championships 1991
The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany (Bobsleigh) and Igls, Austria (Skeleton). This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 (Two-man) and 1963. It marked the first time a unified German team competed since World War II with East Germany and West Germany having been unified the previous year. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Men's skeleton This was the first sweep in any event of the championships. Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1991
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Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg () is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in Saxony, Germany. Geography The town is situated in the Ore Mountains, 32 km south of Dresden, and 15 km northwest of Teplice, Czech Republic. The village of Zinnwald-Georgenfeld registered the lowest annual mean temperature (4.9 °C) of all inhabited places in Germany during the period 1961–1990. Additionally, it also holds the German record for the highest amount of precipitation recorded in one day, 312 mm. The highest snow depth ever recorded was 163 cm in 2005. Municipal divisions The town Altenberg consists of the following ''Ortschaften'' or municipal divisions:Hauptsatzung der Stadt Altenberg § 18, June 2021. *Altenberg (incl. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Curdin Morell
Curdin Morell (born 9 July 1963) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event with teammates Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin and Lorenz Schindelholz. Morell also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (Four-man: 1989, 1990) and two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...). After his retirement he coached fellow Swiss bobsledder Ivo Rüegg. ReferencesBobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Andi Schmid
Andi Schmid is an Austrian luger and skeleton racer who competed from the mid-1980s to the early 1990s. As a skeleton athlete, he won four medals in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1993) and three silvers (1990, 1991, 1994 File:1994 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: The 1994 Winter Olympics are held in Lillehammer, Norway; The Kaiser Permanente building after the 1994 Northridge earthquake; A model of the MS Estonia, which Sinking of the MS Estonia, sank in ...). Schmid won the overall men's Skeleton World Cup title twice (1986-7, 1987-8). Currently he works as the Performance Director for the British Skeleton Team. External linksList of men's skeleton World Cup champions since 1987. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christian Auer
Christian Auer (born 4 April 1966) is an Austrian skeleton racer who competed from the late 1980s to the 2002 Winter Olympics. He won five medals in the men's event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1991), two silvers (1989, 1995), and two bronzes (1992, 1996). Auer also finished 12th in the men's skeleton at Salt Lake City in 2002. He won the overall men's Skeleton World Cup title five times (1989–90, 1990-1, 1991-2, 1993-4, 1994-5). Auer became a skeleton coach for the Canadian Canadians (french: Canadiens) are people identified with the country of Canada. This connection may be residential, legal, historical or cultural. For most Canadians, many (or all) of these connections exist and are collectively the source of ... national team after the 2002 games. References2002 men's skeleton results [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Alexander Szelig
Alexander Szelig (born 6 February 1966 in Werdau) is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Harald Czudaj, Karsten Brannasch and Olaf Hampel at Lillehammer in 1994. Szelig also won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one silver (1990 for East Germany) and two bronzes (1991, 1995, both for Germany Germany,, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, is a country in Central Europe. It is the second most populous country in Europe after Russia, and the most populous member state of the European Union. Germany is situated betwe ...). ReferencesBobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Jang
Axel Jang (born 28 December 1968 in WerdauSaxony) is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1990 for East Germany) and one bronze (Four-man: 1991 for Germany). Jang also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... ReferencesBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tino Bonk
Tino Bonk (born 1 March 1967 in Dresden, Saxony) is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1990 (for East Germany) a bronze in 1991 (for Germany). Bonk also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... ReferencesBobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 1967 births [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Harald Czudaj
Harald Czudaj (born 14 February 1963) is a German former bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994. Czudaj also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers (Two-man and four-man: both 1990 for East Germany) and two bronzes (Four-man: 1991, 1995, both for Germany). He also won the 1997-98 Bobsleigh World Cup championship in the four-man event. Prior to the 1992 Winter Olympics, he came under fire for working as an informer for the Stasi, submitting at least ten reports on his teammates when he was with SV Dynamo in Altenberg, East Germany between 1988 and 1990. Czudaj was allowed to compete following investigation by German sports authorities. [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lorenz Schindelholz
Lorenz Schindelholz (born 23 July 1966) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event with his teammates Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin and Curdin Morell at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville. Schindelholz also won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds (1989, 1990) and one silver (1991 File:1991 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: Boris Yeltsin, elected as Russia's first president, waves the new flag of Russia after the 1991 Soviet coup d'état attempt, orchestrated by Soviet hardliners; Mount Pinatubo erupts in the Phil ...). ReferencesBobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bruno Gerber
Bruno Gerber (born August 23, 1964 in Rothenfluh) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds (Two-man: 1990, Four-man: 1989, 1990) and two silvers (Two-man: 1991, Four-man: 1991). Gerber also finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... ReferencesBobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Christoph Langen
Christoph Langen (born 27 March 1962, in Cologne, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005 (as a pilot from 1991). Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds (Two-man: 2002 Winter Olympics, 2002, Four-man: 1998 Winter Olympics, 1998) and two bronzes (Two-man: 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992, 1998). Langen was slowed by injuries to his Achilles tendon, which required two surgery, surgeries. He attempted to compete for the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, but his injuries proved too much. He was a bobsleigh television commentator in Germany until promoted to head coach of the German national team in June 2010. Langen also won twelve medals at the FIBT World Championships with eight golds (Two-man: FIBT World Championships 1993, 1993, FIBT World Championships 1995, 1995, FIBT World Championships 1996, 1996, FIBT World Championships 2000, 2000, FIBT World Championships 2001, 2001; Fou ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Axel Kühn
Axel Kühn (born 22 June 1967 in Erfurt) is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville Albertville (; Arpitan: ''Arbèrtvile'') is a subprefecture of the Savoie department in the Auvergne-Rhône-Alpes region in Southeastern France. It is best known for hosting the 1992 Winter Olympics and Paralympics. In 2018, the commune had .... Kühn also won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1991 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg. References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Bobsledders at the 1992 Winter Olympics German male bobsledders Olympic bobsledders of Germany Olympic silver medalists for Germany Living people 1967 births Sportspeople from Erfurt Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics {{Germany-Winter-Olympic-medalist-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |