The FIBT World Championships 1992 took place in

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. This was Calgary's first time hosting a

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event. It was also an extraordinary event since men's skeleton was not included in the program of the

1992 Winter Olympics ) , nations = 64 , athletes = 1,801 (1313 men, 488 women) , events = 57 in 6 sports (12 disciplines) , opening = 8 February 1992 , closing = 23 February 1992 , opened_by = President François Mitterrand , cauldron ...

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Men's skeleton

, Sandford is the only person from the Southern Hemisphere to medal in

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, luge, or skeleton in a World Championship or

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level.

Medal table

References

Men's skeleton World Champions
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