FIBT World Championships 1991
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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.
This was the first sweep in any event of the championships
.
Altenberg, Germany
Altenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....
(Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh
Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....
) and Igls, Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
(Skeleton
Skeleton (sport)
Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...
). This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , 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...
event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935
FIBT World Championships 1935
The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...
(Two-man) and 1963
FIBT World Championships 1963
The FIBT World Championships 1963 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1935 . This event would serve as the test for the Winter Olympics that would take place the following year in neighboring Innsbruck....
. It marked the first time a unified German
Germany
Germany , officially the Federal Republic of Germany , is a federal parliamentary republic in Europe. The country consists of 16 states while the capital and largest city is Berlin. Germany covers an area of 357,021 km2 and has a largely temperate seasonal climate...
team competed since World War II
World War II
World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...
with East Germany and West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
having been unified the previous year.
Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Rudi Lochner, Markus Zimmerman) | |
| Silver | (Gustav Weder Gustav Weder Gustav Weder is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s... , Curdin Morell Curdin Morell Curdin Morell is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. At the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event with teammates Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin and Lorenz Schindelholz.Morell also won four medals at the FIBT World... ) |
|
| Bronze | (Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe is an East German former decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... , René Hannemann Rene Hannemann René Hannemann is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a silver in 1992 and a bronze in 1994.... ) |
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe Wolfgang Hoppe is an East German former decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... , Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol Bogdan Musiol is an East German-German bobsledder who competed from the late 1970s to the early 1990s.... , Axel Kühn Axel Kühn Axel Kühn is a German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.... , Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... ) |
|
| Silver | (Gustav Weder Gustav Weder Gustav Weder is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s... , Bruno Gerber Bruno Gerber Bruno Gerber is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and the early 1990s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with three golds and one silver .Gerber also finished fifth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.-References:***... , Lorenz Schindelholz Lorenz Schindelholz Lorenz Schindelholz is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event with his teammates Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin and Curdin Morell at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.Schindelholz also won three medals in the four-man event... , Gerhard Haidacher Gerhard Haidacher Gerhard Haidacher is an Austrian bobsledder who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Ingo Appelt, Harald Winkler and Thomas Schroll at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.Haidacher also earned a silver medal in the four-man event... ) |
|
| Bronze | (Harald Czudaj Harald Czudaj Harald Czudaj is an East German-German bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-man event at Lillehammer in 1994.... , Tino Bonk Tino Bonk Tino Bonk is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1990 a bronze in 1991 .Bonk also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville.-References:**... , Axel Jang Axel Jang Axel Jang is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. He won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers and one bronze .Jang also finished sixth in the four-man event at the 1992 Winter Olympics in... , Alexander Szelig Alexander Szelig Alexander Szelig is an East German-German bobsledder who competed in the early 1990s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a gold medal in the four-event event with teammates Harald Czudaj, Karsten Brannasch and Olaf Hampel at Lillehammer in 1994.Szelig also won three medals in the four-man... ) |
Men's skeleton
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
This was the first sweep in any event of the championships
FIBT World Championships
The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , 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...
.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |