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 | |
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Location | Igls, 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 |
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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 |
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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 |
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Gold | Andi Schmid (AUT) | |
Silver | Franz Plangger (AUT) | |
Bronze | Gregor Stähli (SUI) |
Medal table edit
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
3 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |