Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics
Bobsleigh at the XV Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Canada Olympic Park |
Dates | 20–28 February |
Competitors | 135 from 23 nations |
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Two | men |
Four | men |
Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Canada Olympic Park. The competition took place between February 20 and February 28, 1988.[1][2]
The event included competitors from countries with little history of bobsleigh participation and/or little or no snow.
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
Three countries won medals in Calgary, with the Soviet Union leading the medal table, winning two medals, one gold and one bronze. East Germany won the most medals, with three.
Events
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Two-man |
![]() Jānis Ķipurs Vladimir Kozlov |
3:53.48 | ![]() Wolfgang Hoppe Bogdan Musioł |
3:54.19 | ![]() Bernhard Lehmann Mario Hoyer |
3:54.64 |
Four-man |
![]() Werner Stocker |
3:47.51 | ![]() Wolfgang Hoppe Dietmar Schauerhammer Bogdan Musioł Ingo Voge |
3:47.58 | ![]() Jānis Ķipurs Guntis Osis Juris Tone Vladimir Kozlov |
3:48.26 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-three nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1988 Games. With nine debutants, more than a third of these were competing in Olympic bobsleigh for the first time. The nations making debuts were Netherlands Antilles, Australia, Bulgaria, U.S. Virgin Islands, Jamaica, Mexico, Monaco, New Zealand and Portugal.
Australia (5)
Austria (8)
Bulgaria (5)
Canada (9)
East Germany (10)
West Germany (8)
Great Britain (8)
Italy (9)
Jamaica (4)
Japan (4)
Mexico (4)
Monaco (2)
Netherlands Antilles (2)
New Zealand (2)
Portugal (5)
Romania (5)
Soviet Union (10)
Sweden (2)
Switzerland (10)
Chinese Taipei (5)
United States (9)
Virgin Islands (4)
Yugoslavia (2)
Ireland
For the first time, a team from Ireland was also entered in the competition. However, just ten days before the opening ceremony took place, its entry was cancelled by the
See also
- Jamaican Bobsled Team
References
- ^ a b c d "Calgary 1988 Official Report" (PDF). XV Olympic Winter Games Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1988. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1988 Calgary Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 21 April 2018.
- ^ ISBN 1-85410-807-7
- ^ O'Callaghan, Eoin (15 February 2014). "Calgary '88: Tracey's bob dream slips away". Irish Examiner. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
- ^ Crosson, Seán (7 October 2020). "Breaking Ice – Review of Irish Film at Galway Film Fleadh 2020". Film Ireland Magazine. Retrieved 28 December 2020.
External links
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.