Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh heard since the first Winter Olympic Games in 1924 almost continuously to the program of the Olympic Winter Games. The only exceptions are the Olympic Games of 1960, as the organizing committee refused to build a bobsled run, because only nine countries had announced their participation.

In the first two Winter Games, it was optional for the bobsleigh team if they wanted to start with four or five athletes. Due to the weight advantage made ​​in St. Moritz all of the maximum number of crew members use. Since 1932, only four drivers are allowed to sit in the four-man event.

The competitions are held for men in the four-man event since 1924 and in the two- since 1932. Since the 2002 Winter Olympics including the Two- Women program.

Competitions at the Olympic Winter Games

1 = At the games of 1924 and 1928 it was optional for the bobsleigh team if they wanted to start with four or five athletes. 1928 started all teams with five athletes

Medal Tally

For a detailed list of all the winners, see here: List of Olympic bobsleigh champion

Chamonix 1924 | St. Moritz 1928 | Lake Placid 1932 | Garmisch- Partenkirchen 1936 | St. Moritz 1948 | 1952 Oslo | Cortina d' Ampezzo 1956 | Innsbruck 1964 | Grenoble 1968 | Sapporo 1972 | Innsbruck 1976 | Lake Placid 1980 | Sarajevo 1984 | Calgary 1988 | 1992 Albertville | Lillehammer 1994 | Nagano 1998 | Salt Lake City in 2002 | Turin 2006 | Vancouver 2010 | Sochi 2014 see also: List of Olympic bobsleigh champion

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