Bobsleigh
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 Feder ...
at the
1992 Winter Olympics
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, 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 ...
consisted of two events, at
La Plagne
La Plagne () is a French ski area in the alpine valley of the Tarentaise (Savoie). Since 2003, La Plagne and the neighbouring resort of Les Arcs form Paradiski's ski area. It is currently owned by Compagnie des Alpes.
In 2014, La Plagne was ...
. The competition took place between February 15 and February 22, 1992.
Medal summary
Medal table
Three countries won medals in Albertville, with Maslanka-McDonnell team leading the medal table, with two medals, one gold and one bronze. Germany won the most medals, with three.
Gustav Weder
Gustav Weder (born 2 August 1961 in Diepoldsau) is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold (Two-man: 1992, 1994), one ...
and
Donat Acklin
Donat Acklin (born 6 June 1965 in Herznach) is a Swiss bobsled, bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two gold (Two-man: 1992 Winter Olympics, 1992, 1994 Winter Olym ...
were the only athletes to medal in both competitions.
Events
Participating NOCs
Twenty-five nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1992 Games. Ireland, Latvia, Puerto Rico and the Unified Team made their bobsleigh debuts.
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References
External links
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited.
{{Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
1992
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1992 Winter Olympics events
1992 in bobsleigh