FIBT World Championships 1991
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| 1991 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Altenberg, Germany Igls, Austria |
The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany (Bobsleigh) and Igls, Austria (Skeleton). This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 (Two-man) and 1963. It marked the first time a unified German team competed since World War II with East Germany and West Germany having been unified the previous year.
Two man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Rudi Lochner, Markus Zimmermann) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Curdin Morell) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, René Hannemann) |
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Four man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]Men's skeleton
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Austria.svg Christian Auer (AUT) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Austria.svg Andi Schmid (AUT) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of Austria.svg Michael Grünberger (AUT) |
This was the first sweep in any event of the championships.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
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Categories:
- IBSF World Championships
- 1991 in German sport
- 1991 in bobsleigh
- 1991 in skeleton
- Sport in Altenberg, Saxony
- Sports competitions in Saxony
- International sports competitions hosted by Germany
- Bobsleigh in Germany
- International sports competitions hosted by Austria
- Bobsleigh in Austria
- Skeleton in Austria
- 1990s in Saxony