IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947. Men's skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted in 2007.
Host cities
Year | Host city/cities | Men's bobsleigh | Women's bobsleigh | Skeleton | Mixed team | Notes | |||
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Two man | Four man | Two woman | Men's | Women's | Mixed team | ||||
1930 | X | First Bobsleigh World Championships (Four-man event only) | |||||||
1931 | X | First with Two-man event | |||||||
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1933 | X | ||||||||
1934 | X | ||||||||
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1935 | X | ||||||||
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1937 | X | ||||||||
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1938 | X | ||||||||
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1939 | X | ||||||||
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1940–1946: No competition due to Second World War | |||||||||
1947 | X | X | |||||||
1949 | X | X | |||||||
1950 | X | X | |||||||
1951 | X | X | |||||||
1953 | X | X | |||||||
1954 | X | X | |||||||
1955 | X | X | |||||||
1957 | X | X | |||||||
1958 | X | X | |||||||
1959 | X | X | |||||||
1960 | X | X | Extraordinary event since bobsleigh was not included in the 1960 Winter Olympics | ||||||
1961 | X | X | |||||||
1962 | X | X | |||||||
1963 | X | X | |||||||
1965 | X | X | |||||||
1966 | X | Four-man abandoned when Toni Pensperger was killed during competition | |||||||
1967 | X | Four-man abandoned to high temperatures on track caused ice to melt | |||||||
1969 | X | X | |||||||
1970 | X | X | |||||||
1971 | X | X | |||||||
1973 | X | X | |||||||
1974 | X | X | |||||||
1975 | X | X | |||||||
1977 | X | X | |||||||
1978 | X | X | |||||||
1979 | X | X | |||||||
1981 | X | X | |||||||
1982 | X | X | X | First with skeleton event (men's only) | |||||
1983 | X | X | |||||||
1985 | X | X | |||||||
1986 | X | X | |||||||
1987 | X | X | |||||||
1989 | X | X | |||||||
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1990 | X | X | |||||||
X | |||||||||
1991 | X | X | |||||||
X | |||||||||
1992 | X | ||||||||
1993 | X | X | Bobsleigh event was originally awarded to Cervinia, Italy | ||||||
X | |||||||||
1994 | X | ||||||||
1995 | X | X | |||||||
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1996 | X | X | X | ||||||
1997 | X | X | |||||||
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1998 | X | ||||||||
1999 | X | X | |||||||
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2000 | X | X | |||||||
X | First with Two-woman bobsleigh event | ||||||||
X | X | First with women's skeleton event | |||||||
2001 | X | X | |||||||
X | X | X | |||||||
2003 | X | X | |||||||
X | |||||||||
X | X | ||||||||
2004 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
2005 | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
2007 | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with Mixed team event (bobsleigh and skeleton) | ||
2008 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2009 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2011 | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||
2012 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2013 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2015 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2016 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2017 | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Sochi, Russia | ||
2019 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2020 | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with skeleton's mixed team event | ||
2021 | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2023 | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Bobsleigh
Four-man
Debuted: 1930.
- 1933 FIBT World Championship event was not held.
- The 1966 FIBT World Championship event in Cortina d'Ampezzo was abandoned following the death of Toni Pensperger of West Germany during competition. A posthumous gold medal was given to Pensperger, Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, and Roland Ebert.
- The 1967 FIBT World Championship event in Alpe d'Huez was cancelled to insufficient conditions of the track caused by high temperatures.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 20 | 12 | 11 | 43 | |
2 | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 | |
3 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 | |
4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 | |
5 | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 | |
6 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 | |
7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
9 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | |
10 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
11 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 | |
12 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | |
13 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
Totals (15 nations) | 62 | 60 | 62 | 184 |
Two-man
Debuted: 1931.
- Ohlwärter replaced the injured Schumann after the third heat of the 1979 event.
- Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of the 1999 event.
- Herzog replaced the injured Streltsov after the third heat of the 2007 event.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41 | |
2 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 42 | |
3 | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 | |
4 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 | |
5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 | |
6 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 | |
7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | ||
9 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 | |
10 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | |
11 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | ||
13 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
15 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
17 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (17 nations) | 63 | 65 | 61 | 189 |
Two-woman
Debuted: 2000.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 | |
2 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Skeleton
Men
Debuted: 1982
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
2 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | |
3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 | |
5 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | |
6 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
7 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | |
8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (10 nations) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 85 |
Women
Debuted: 2000
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | |
3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 | |
6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
Totals (7 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Mixed team
Debuted: 2020.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 Altenberg | Jacqueline Lölling Alexander Gassner |
Jane Channell Dave Greszczyszyn |
Valentina Margaglio Mattia Gaspari |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Debuted: 2007
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
IBSF World Championships cumulative medal count
- Updated after the IBSF World Championships 2020.
Bobsleigh
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 46 | 34 | 27 | 107 | |
2 | 32 | 27 | 29 | 88 | |
3 | 18 | 18 | 6 | 42 | |
4 | 10 | 13 | 22 | 45 | |
5 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 | |
6 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | |
7 | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 | |
8 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 | |
9 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
10 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 | |
11 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 | |
12 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
15 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
16 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
18 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (18 nations) | 141 | 141 | 139 | 421 |
Skeleton
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 | |
2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 | |
3 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 | |
5 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 | |
6 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 | |
7 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 | |
8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 | |
9 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
10 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
11 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (11 nations) | 45 | 46 | 45 | 136 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |
2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
3 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | |
4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
6 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Overall
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 67 | 48 | 36 | 151 | |
2 | 39 | 35 | 34 | 108 | |
3 | 18 | 18 | 7 | 43 | |
4 | 15 | 20 | 34 | 69 | |
5 | 11 | 17 | 16 | 44 | |
6 | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 | |
7 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 | |
8 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 | |
9 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | |
10 | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 | |
11 | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 | |
12 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
13 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
14 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | |
15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
16 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
17 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
18 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | ||
20 | International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
Totals (21 nations) | 196 | 197 | 194 | 587 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men's bobsleigh
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Francesco Friedrich | 2011 | 2020 | 11 | 2 | – | 13 | P | |
2 | Eugenio Monti | 1957 | 1966 | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | P | |
3 | André Lange | 2000 | 2009 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | P | |
4 | Christoph Langen | 1991 | 2004 | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | B/P | |
5 | Kevin Kuske | 2003 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | B | |
6 | Erich Schärer | 1971 | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | B/P | |
7 | Thorsten Margis | 2015 | 2020 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 | B | |
8 | Fritz Feierabend | 1935 | 1955 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | B/P | |
9 | Wolfgang Hoppe | 1983 | 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | P | |
10 | Renzo Alverà | 1957 | 1961 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | B |
Women's bobsleigh
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | 2003 | 2013 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | P | |
2 | Elana Meyers Taylor | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | B/P | |
3 | Kaillie Humphries | 2008 | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | P | |
4 | Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel | 2004 | 2016 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | B/P | |
5 | Romy Logsch | 2007 | 2011 | 3 | – | – | 3 | B | |
6 | Cathleen Martini | 2003 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | P | |
7 | Franziska Bertels | 2013 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B | |
8 | Annika Drazek | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B | |
Berit Wiacker | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B | ||
10 | Susi Erdmann | 2001 | 2004 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | P |
Men's skeleton
Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martins Dukurs | 2011 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | |
2 | Gregor Stähli | 1990 | 2009 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
3 | Axel Jungk | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
4 | Christopher Grotheer | 2015 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 | |
5 | Jeff Pain | 2001 | 2005 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | |
6 | Ryan Davenport | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | |
7 | Frank Rommel | 2008 | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
Aleksandr Tretyakov | 2009 | 2016 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
9 | Andi Schmid | 1990 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | |
10 | Christian Auer | 1989 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Women's skeleton
Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tina Hermann | 2015 | 2020 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
2 | Marion Thees (Trott) | 2009 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |
3 | Jacqueline Lölling | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 | |
4 | Noelle Pikus-Pace | 2005 | 2013 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
Anja Selbach (Huber) | 2008 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||
6 | Maya Pedersen | 2001 | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
7 | Katie Uhlaender | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | |
8 | Michelle Kelly | 2003 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
9 | Lizzy Yarnold | 2012 | 2017 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 | |
10 | Sophia Griebel | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |