Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Bobsleigh
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates:	6–14 February
Competitors:	92
Nations:	13
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

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

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

Events

Two-man	Meinhard Nehmer Bernhard Germeshausen	3:44.42	Wolfgang Zimmerer Manfred Schumann	3:44.99	Erich Schärer Joseph Benz	3:45.70
Four-man	Meinhard Nehmer Jochen Babock Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Lehmann	3:40.43	Erich Schärer Ulrich Bächli Rudolf Marti Joseph Benz	3:40.89	Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann	3:41.37

Participating NOCs

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

External links

• Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. 1 February 2014.
2. Web site: Bobsleigh at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417064933/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/BOB/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 13 April 2018 . Sports Reference.