Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics

In the XV. 1988 Olympic Games in Calgary were held two competitions in bobsled. Venue was the Canada Olympic Parc. The track had a length of 1475 m, a height difference of 120 m and 14 curves. It dominated the teams from the Soviet Union and East Germany and Switzerland.

The weather conditions during the Bobwettbewerbe were disastrous. The athletes made ​​strong wind gusts of Chinook to create. This was blowing especially during the first run of the Zweierbobwettbewerbes sand into the web. While the low starting numbers were still good conditions available to the pilots with higher starting numbers had no chance despite clean ride, including many favorites. Among the disadvantaged included the very disturbed arte as top favorite DDR pilot Wolfgang Hoppe. The results of the competitions were also distorted by huge temperature fluctuations.

The Bobwettbewerbe experienced a first, and the realization that you do not necessarily snow and ice needs to operate winter sports. Jamaica, an island where the natural snow is unknown, the Jamaican bobsled team sent.

Two-

1st and 2nd run: February 20, 1988 3rd and 4th run: February 22, 1988

It was attended by a total of 41 teams from 23 countries.

Bobsled

1st and 2nd run: February 27, 1988 3rd and 4th run: February 28, 1988

It was attended by a total of 26 teams from 17 countries.

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Demonstrations: Curling | freestyle skiing | short track speed skating

Demonstration: Disabled Skiing

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Chinook (Wind) Jamaica national bobsleigh team Bogdan Musiol Bernhard Lehmann Gustav Weder Donat Acklin Ingo Appelt Christoph Langen Christian Mark Ekkehard Fasser Kurt Meier Werner Stocker (bobsleigh) Dietmar Schauerhammer Ingo Voge Detlef Richter Alexander Szelig Olaf Hampel 1988 Winter Olympics medal table Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics Alpine skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Nordic skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics Curling at the 1988 Winter Olympics Short track speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics Disabled skiing at the 1988 Winter Olympics List of Olympic medalists in bobsleigh
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