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]
| Bobsleigh at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Dates | 6–14 February |
| Competitors | 92 from 13 nations |
Medal summaryEdit
Medal tableEdit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Three countries won medals in Innsbruck, with East Germany sweeping the gold medals.
EventsEdit
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man |
East Germany (GDR) Meinhard Nehmer Bernhard Germeshausen |
3:44.42 | West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Zimmerer Manfred Schumann |
3:44.99 | Switzerland (SUI) Erich Schärer Sepp Benz |
3:45.70 |
| Four-man |
East Germany (GDR) Meinhard Nehmer Jochen Babock Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Lehmann |
3:40.43 | Switzerland (SUI) Erich Schärer Ueli Bächli Ruedi Marti Sepp Benz |
3:40.89 | West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann |
3:41.37 |
Participating NOCsEdit
Thirteen nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1976 Games. East Germany made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.
Austria (10)
Canada (9)
France (5)
West Germany (8)
Great Britain (8)
East Germany (8)
Italy (9)
Japan (4)
Romania (8)
Switzerland (8)
Sweden (4)
Czechoslovakia (2)
United States (9)
ReferencesEdit
- ^ a b c d "Final Report – XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 1 February 2014.
- ^ "Bobsleigh at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 13 April 2018.
External linksEdit
- Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.