The FIBT World Championships 2000 took place in Altenberg, Germany

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....

 (men's 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....

), Winterberg

Winterberg

Winterberg is a town in the Hochsauerland district of North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany and a major winter sport resort of the Wintersport Arena Sauerland.-Geography:...

, Germany (women's bobsleigh), 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...

 (men's and women's 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...

). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the fourth time, doing so previously in 1991

FIBT World Championships 1991

The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany and Igls, Austria . This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963...

 (bobsleigh), 1994

FIBT World Championships 1994

The FIBT World Championships 1994 took place in Altenberg, Germany for the second time, having hosted the event previously in 1991 . This was an extraordinary event since skeleton was not included on the program at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.-Men's skeleton:-Medal...

 (skeleton), and 1999

FIBT World Championships 1999

The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and Altenberg, Germany . Cortina hosted the championships for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1981, and 1989...

 (skeleton). Winterberg hosted the championship event for the second time, doing so previously in 1995

FIBT World Championships 1995

The FIBT World Championships 1995 took place in Winterberg, Germany and Lillehammer, Norway . This was the first time both cities hosted a championship event.-Two man bobsleigh:...

 (bobsleigh). Igls hosted the championship for the fifth time, doing do 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....

, 1991

FIBT World Championships 1991

The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany and Igls, Austria . This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963...

 (skeleton), and 1993

FIBT World Championships 1993

The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria and La Plagne, France . This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963, and 1991 . Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event.-Selection issue:Igls was not the first...

 (bobsleigh). Two-woman bobsleigh and women's skeleton debutted at these championships.

Two man

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... , Markus Zimmermann Markus Zimmermann Markus Zimmermann is a German former bobsledder who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze... )
Silver	(André Lange André Lange André Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia.... , René Hoppe René Hoppe René Hoppe is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze.... )
Bronze	(Christian Reich Christian Reich Christian Reich is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Steve Anderhub at Salt Lake City in 2002.Reich also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver... , Urs Aeberhand Urs Aeberhand Urs Aeberhand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He won three bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships .... )

Four man

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(André Lange André Lange André Lange is a retired German bobsledder and the most successful bob pilot of all time who competed at senior level from 1998 to 2010. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he has won four gold medals. He was born in Ilmenau, Thuringia.... , René Hoppe René Hoppe René Hoppe is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze.... , Lars Behrendt Lars Behrendt Lars Behrendt is a German bobsledder who competed from 1998 to 2002. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2000 and a silver in 2001.-References:**... , Carsten Embach Carsten Embach Carsten Embach is a German bobsledder who competed from the mid 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the four-man event with a gold in 2002 and a bronze in 1994.... )
Silver	(Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... , Markus Zimmerman, Tomas Plazter, Sven Rühr Sven Rühr Sven Rühr is a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with two golds and one silver .-References:*... )
Bronze	(Christian Reich Christian Reich Christian Reich is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won a silver medal in the two-man event with teammate Steve Anderhub at Salt Lake City in 2002.Reich also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one silver... , Bruno Aeberhard Bruno Aeberhard Bruno Aeberhard is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to 2005. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 2000 FIBT World Championships in Altenberg.-References:**... , Urs Aeberhand Urs Aeberhand Urs Aeberhand is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He won three bronze medals at the FIBT World Championships .... , Domenic Keller Domenic Keller Domenic Keller is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the early 2000s. He won two bronze medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships earning them in 2000 and 2001.-References:*... )

Two woman

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Gabriele Kohlisch Gabriele Kohlisch Gabriele Kohlisch is a German luger and bobsledder who competed from the mid 1980s to 1997 in luge, then from 1998 to the early 2000s in bobsleigh... , Kathleen Hering Kathleen Hering Kathleen Hering is a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and early 2000s. She won the gold medal in the debut two-woman event at the 2000 FIBT World Championships in Winterberg.-References:*... )
Silver	(Jean Racine Jean Prahm Jean Prahm is an American bobsledder who competed from 1996 to 2006. She won three medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships with two silvers and a bronze... , Jennifer Davidson Jennifer Davidson (bobsleigh) Jennifer Davidson is an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. She won two silver medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 2000 and 2001.... )
Bronze	(Françoise Burdet Françoise Burdet Françoise Burdet is a Swiss bobsledder who competed from 1992 to 2005. She won two medals in the two-woman event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 2001 and a bronze in 2000.... , Katharina Sutter Katharina Sutter Katharina Sutter is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. She won three medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold and two bronzes .... )

Kohlisch competed for the Germans

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...

 in luge

Luge

A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...

, winning ten World Championship and three European championship medals between 1987 and 1997.

Men

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze
Bronze

Women

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Medal table

1		5	2	0	7
2		0	1	3	4
3		0	1	2	3
4		0	1	0	1
5		0	0	1	1