FIBT World Championships 1993

The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria (Bobsleigh) and La Plagne, France (Skeleton). This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 (Two-man) and 1963, and 1991 (Skeleton). Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event.

1993 World Championships
LocationIgls, Austria
La Plagne, France

Selection issue edit

Igls was not the first choice for the bobsleigh part of the championships. In 1989, Cervinia, Italy was chosen over Winterberg, Germany (then in West Germany), but Cervinia later withdrew and Igls and La Plagne were awarded as a substitutes.

Two man bobsleigh edit

Pos Team Time
Gold   Germany (Christoph Langen, Peer Joechel)
Silver   Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin)
Bronze   Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, René Hannemann)

Four man bobsleigh edit

Pos Team Time
Gold   Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Kurt Meier, Domenico Semeraro)
Silver   Austria (Hubert Schösser, Harald Winkler, Gerhard Redl, Gerhard Haidacher)
Bronze   United States (Brian Shimer, Bryan Leturgez, Karlos Kirby, Randy Jones)

The United States earned their first championship medal since 1969.

Men's skeleton edit

Pos Athlete Time
Gold   Andi Schmid (AUT)
Silver   Franz Plangger (AUT)
Bronze   Gregor Stähli (SUI)

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria (AUT)1203
2  Switzerland (SUI)1113
3  Germany (GER)1012
4  United States (USA)0011
Totals (4 entries)3339

References edit