Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 6 and 14 February 1976.[1][2]
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Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
Dates | 6–14 February |
Competitors | 92 from 13 nations |
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Two | men |
Four | men |
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Three countries won medals in Innsbruck, with East Germany sweeping the gold medals.
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
![]() Meinhard Nehmer Bernhard Germeshausen | 3:44.42 | ![]() Wolfgang Zimmerer Manfred Schumann | 3:44.99 | ![]() Erich Schärer Sepp Benz | 3:45.70 |
Four-man |
![]() Meinhard Nehmer Jochen Babock Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Lehmann | 3:40.43 | ![]() Erich Schärer Ueli Bächli Ruedi Marti Sepp Benz | 3:40.89 | ![]() Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann | 3:41.37 |
Participating NOCs
Thirteen nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1976 Games. East Germany made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.
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References
- "Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- "Bobsleigh at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External links
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.
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