Wolfgang Hoppe

picture info	Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe (; born 14 November 1957, Apolda, Thuringia) is a former East German decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won six medals with two golds (Two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984), three silvers (Two-man: 1988, Four-man: 1988, 1992), and one bronze (1994). At the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Hoppe carried the flag of Germany, who was competing as a unified nation in the Winter Olympics for the first time since the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen. Hoppe also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with six golds (Two-man: 1985, 1986, 1989; Four-man: 1991, 1995, 1997), one silver (Four-man: 1987), and seven bronzes (Two-man: 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993; Four-man: 1989, 1996). He also won the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in combined men's (1991–92), two-man (1990–91), and four-man (1991–92, 1 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Bobsleigh Pictogram Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, also known as FIBT from the French . National competitions are often governed by bodies such as the United States Bobsled and Skeleton Federation, Bobsleigh Canada Skeleton, and the German Bobsleigh, Luge, and Skeleton Federation. The first bobsleds were built in the late 19th century in St. Moritz, Switzerland, by wealthy tourists from Victorian Britain who were staying at the Palace Hotel owned by Caspar Badrutt. The early sleds were adapted from boys' delivery sleds and toboggans. These eventually evolved into bobsleighs, luges and skeletons. Initially the tourists would race their hand-built contraptions down the narrow streets of St. Moritz; however, as collisions increased, growing opposition from St. Moritz residents led ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1994 Winter Olympics The 1994 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XVII Olympic Winter Games ( no, De 17. olympiske vinterleker; nn, Dei 17. olympiske vinterleikane) and commonly known as Lillehammer '94, was an international winter multi-sport event held from 12 to 27 February 1994 in and around Lillehammer, Norway. Having lost the bid for the 1992 Winter Olympics to Albertville in France, Lillehammer was awarded the 1994 Winter Games on 15 September 1988, at the 94th IOC Session in Seoul, South Korea. This was the only Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics to take place two years after the previous edition of the Winter Games, and the first to be held in a different year from the Summer Olympic Games, Summer Olympics. This was the second Winter Games hosted in Norway — the first being the 1952 Winter Olympics in Oslo — and the fourth Olympics overall to be held in a Nordic countries, Nordic country, after the 1912 Summer Olympics in Stockholm, Sweden, and the 1952 Summer Olympic ... [...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 File:1996 Events Collage.png, From left, clockwise: A Centennial Olympic Park bombing, bomb explodes at Centennial Olympic Park in Atlanta, set off by a radical An ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIBT World Championships 1993 The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria (Bobsleigh) and La Plagne, France ( Skeleton). This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 (Two-man) and 1963, and 1991 (Skeleton). Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event. Selection issue Igls was not the first choice for the bobsleigh part of the championships. In 1989, Cervinia, Italy was chosen over Winterberg, Germany (then in West Germany), but Cervinia later withdrew and Igls was awarded as a substitute. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh The United States earned their first championship medal since 1969. Men's skeleton Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions [...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]
	FIBT World Championships 1983 The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973 Events January * January 1 - The United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland and Denmark 1973 enlargement of the European Communities, enter the European Economic Community, which later becomes the European Union. * January 15 – Vietnam War: ..., and 1978. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships IBSF World Championships Internatio ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIBT World Championships 1987 The FIBT World Championships 1987 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fifteenth 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, and 1982. The skeleton event that was at the 1982 championships was not included at this one when the championships returned to St. Moritz. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1987 File:1987 Events Collage.png, From top left, clockwise: The MS Herald of Free Enterprise capsizes after leaving the Port of Zeebrugge in Belgium ... [...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 1995 The FIBT World Championships 1995 took place in Winterberg, Germany (Bobsleigh) and on 1–5 March in Lillehammer, Norway (Skeleton). This was the first time both cities hosted a championship event. Two man bobsleigh The Canadians earned their first championship medal since 1965 while the French earned their first medal since 1947. Four man bobsleigh Men's skeleton Medal table References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships IBSF World Championships World Championships [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	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 [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIBT World Championships 1989 The FIBT World Championships 1989 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Bobsleigh) and St. Moritz, Switzerland ( Skeleton). Cortina hosted the championships for the eighth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, and 1981. Meanwhile, St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record sixteenth 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, and 1987. The skeleton event became an official championship event this year, albeit at a separate location from the bobsleigh event. They would not be at the same location other than St. Moritz for the first time until the 1996 championships in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Two-man bobsleigh Four-man bobsleigh Baracchi becomes the first person to medal in both bobsleigh and skeleton at the championships. Men's skeleto ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	FIBT World Championships 1986 The FIBT World Championships 1986 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second time, having hosted the event previously in 1979. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1986 The year 1986 was designated as the International Year of Peace by the United Nations. Events January * January 1 Aruba gains increased autonomy from the Netherlands by separating from the Netherlands Antilles. Spain and Portugal enter ... 1986 in West German sport [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]