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FIBT World Championships 2001
The FIBT World Championships 2001 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Men's bobsleigh) and Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Women's bobsleigh, and men's and women's Skeleton). The Swiss city had hosted the event for the record twentieth time, doing so previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skeleton), 1990 (Bobsleigh), 1997 (Bobsleigh), and 1998 (Skeleton). Calgary hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1992 (Skeleton) and 1996. Bobsleigh Two man Four man Two woman Skeleton Men Women Coomber earned the first medal for Great Britain Great Britain is an island in the North Atlantic Ocean off the northwest coast of continental Europe. With an area of , it is the largest of the British Isles, the largest European island and the ninth-largest island in the world. It is ... at the championships since ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Switzerland
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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] |
Martin Annen
Martin Annen (born 12 February 1974 in Zug, Switzerland) is a bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. Competing in two Winter Olympics, Annen won a total of three bronze medals (Two-man: 2002, 2006; Four-man: 2006). Annen also won two bronze medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 2001 and 2005. In Bobsleigh World Cup The Bobsleigh World Cup is an annual bobsleigh competitions. It has taken place since the 1984 Winter Olympics. Below is a lists of season champions. Each table shows the country and driver only. Combined men's Debuted: 1985. Medal table Two- ..., he has two combined men's championships (2001-2, 2004–5), three two-man championships (2000-1, 2001–2, 2004–5), and one four-man championship (2001–2). ReferencesBobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932–56 and since 1964List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985 1974 births Living people Swiss male bobsledders Bobsledder ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Cedric Grand
Cedric () is a masculine given name invented by Walter Scott in the 1819 novel ''Ivanhoe''.Sir Walter Scott, Graham Tulloch (ed.), ''Ivanhoe'', vol. 8 of The Edinburgh Edition of the Waverley Novels, Edinburgh University Press, 1998, , "explanatory notes", p. 511. The invented name is based on ''Cerdic'', the name of a 6th-century Anglo-Saxon king (itself from Brittonic ''Coroticus''). The name was not popularly used until the children's book ''Little Lord Fauntleroy'' by Frances Hodgson Burnett was published in 1885 to 1886, the protagonist of which is called Cedric Errol. The book was highly successful, causing a fashion trend in children's formal dress in America and popularized the given name. People named Cedric born in the years following the novel's publication include British naval officer Cedric Holland (1889–1950), American war pilot Cedric Fauntleroy (1891–1973), Irish art director Austin Cedric Gibbons (1893–1960) and British actor Cedric Hardwicke (1893 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Reto Götschi
Reto Götschi (born 25 December 1965, in Hausen am Albis) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Guido Acklin at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer. Götschi also won a complete set of medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1997, a silver in 2001, and a bronze in 1996. His best finish in 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 and Slovene: ''XIV. Zimske olimpijske ... was second four times (Combined men's: 199495, 199899; Two-man: 199495, 199899). References Bobsleigh two-man Olympic medalists 1932-56 and since 1964* ttps://web.archive.org/web/20080409025349/http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-2.html List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985 External links * * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marco Jakobs
Marco Jakobs (sometimes spelled Marco Jacobs, born 30 May 1974 in Unna, North Rhine-Westphalia) is a German bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann and Olaf Hampel Olaf Hampel (sometimes shown as Olav Hampel, born 1 November 1965) is a German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won gold medals in the four-man event in both 1994 and 1998. Hampel was also .... Jakobs also won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 2001 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 1974 births Living people People from Unna Sportspeople from Arnsberg (region) German male discus throwers German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 1998 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany ... [...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] |
FIBT World Championships 1996
The FIBT World Championships 1996 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a second time, hosting the event previously in 1992 (Skeleton). It marked the first time the bobsleigh and skeleton competition took place in the same location at the championships since 1982. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Men's skeleton Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1996
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FIBT World Championships 1992
The FIBT World Championships 1992 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. This was Calgary's first time hosting a championship event. It was also an extraordinary event since men's skeleton was not included in the program of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, France. Men's skeleton , Sandford is the only person from the Southern Hemisphere to medal in bobsleigh, luge, or skeleton in a World Championship or Winter Olympic The Winter Olympic Games (french: link=no, Jeux olympiques d'hiver) is a major international multi-sport event held once every four years for sports practiced on snow and ice. The first Winter Olympic Games, the 1924 Winter Olympics, were hel ... level. Medal table ReferencesMen's skeleton World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1992 1992 in Canadian sports 1992 in skeleton 1992 in bobsleigh International sports competitions hosted by Canada Bobsleigh in Canada ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBT World Championships 1998
The FIBT World Championships 1998 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record nineteenth 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, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 ( Skeleton), 1990 (Bobsleigh), and 1997 (Bobsleigh). This championship event was an extraordinary event since skeleton was not included in the program at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano Nagano may refer to: Places * Nagano Prefecture, a prefecture in Japan ** Nagano (city), the capital city of the same prefecture *** Nagano 1998, the 1998 Winter Olympics *** Nagano Olympic Stadium, a baseball stadium in Nagano *** Nagano Universi ..., Japan. Men's skeleton Medal table ReferencesMen's skeleton World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships IBSF World Championships 1998 in skeleton Sport in St. Moritz 1998 in bobsleigh 1998 in Swiss sport Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBT World Championships 1997
The FIBT World Championships 1997 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Bobsleigh) and Lake Placid, New York, United States ( Skeleton). St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record eighteenth 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, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skeleton), and 1990 (Bobsleigh). Meanwhile, Lake Placid hosted a championship event for the seventh time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, and 1983. Two man bobsleigh Italy earned its first world championships A world championship is generally an international competition open to elite competitors from around the world, representing their nations, and winning such an event will be considered the highest or near highest achievement in the sport, game, ... medal since 1971. Four man bobsleigh Men's skeleton Medal table References2-Man ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
FIBT World Championships 1990
The FIBT World Championships 1990 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Bobsleigh) and Königssee, West Germany (Skeleton). St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record seventeenth 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, 1977, 1982, 1987, and 1989 (Skeleton). Meanwhile, Königssee hosted a championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1979 and 1986. Two man bobsleigh Four-man bobsleigh A controversy was created when Weder was caught overnight by officials scraping off ice at a difficult corner of the track. Bobsleigh officials allowed him to compete, and he won his first world championship in the four-man event. Men's skeleton Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |