Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics explained

Event:Bobsleigh
Games:1984 Winter
Venue:Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
Dates:10–18 February
Competitors:111
Nations:16
Prev:1980
Next:1988

Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track on the mountain of Trebević between February 10–18, 1984.[1]

This was the first time that Yugoslavia entered bobsleigh teams, and did so as hosts. Chinese Taipei also entered bob teams for the first time. The two events also saw the Swede, Carl-Erik Eriksson compete in the Games for the sixth time and the age of 53.

The German Democratic Republic dominated events and won Gold & Silver in both disciplines, with Wolfgang Hoppe and Dietmar Schauerhammer winning Golds in both events.

Events

Two-man

Wolfgang Hoppe
Dietmar Schauerhammer
3:25.56
Bernhard Lehmann
Bogdan Musioł
3:26.04
Zintis Ekmanis
Vladimir Aleksandrov
3:26.16
Four-man

Wolfgang Hoppe
Roland Wetzig
Dietmar Schauerhammer
Andreas Kirchner
3:20.22
Bernhard Lehmann
Bogdan Musioł
Ingo Voge
Eberhard Weise
3:20.78
Silvio Giobellina
Heinz Stettler
Urs Salzmann
Rico Freiermuth
3:21.39

Participating NOCs

Sixteen nations sent bobsleigh to compete in the events at Sarajevo.

External links

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Bobsleigh at the 1984 Sarajevo Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417063631/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1984/BOB/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 18 April 2018 . Sports Reference.