Bobsleigh
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
VenueOlympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates6–14 February
Competitors92 from 13 nations
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Bobsleigh at the
1976 Winter Olympics
Twomen
Fourmen

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]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany2002
2 Switzerland0112
 West Germany0112
Totals (3 entries)2226

Three countries won medals in Innsbruck, with East Germany sweeping the gold medals.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Two-man
details 		 East Germany (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Bernhard Germeshausen		 3:44.42  West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Manfred Schumann		 3:44.99  Switzerland (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Joseph Benz		 3:45.70
Four-man
details 		 East Germany (GDR)
Meinhard Nehmer
Jochen Babock
Bernhard Germeshausen
Bernhard Lehmann		 3:40.43  Switzerland (SUI)
Erich Schärer
Ulrich Bächli
Rudolf Marti
Joseph Benz		 3:40.89  West Germany (FRG)
Wolfgang Zimmerer
Peter Utzschneider
Bodo Bittner
Manfred Schumann		 3:41.37

Participating NOCs

[1]

Thirteen nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1976 Games. East Germany made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
  2. ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.

External links

Events at the 1976 Winter Olympics (Innsbruck)
Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics
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