FIBT World Championships 1999
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| 1999 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Altenberg, Germany |
The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Bobsleigh) and Altenberg, Germany (Skeleton). Cortina hosted the championships for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1981, and 1989 (Bobsleigh). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1991 (Bobsleigh) and 1994 (Skeleton).
Two man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (Günther Huber, Enrico Costa, Ubaldo Ranzi) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of France.svg France (Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache) |
Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of this event.
Four man bobsleigh
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The French earned its first ever gold medal at the championships.
Men's skeleton
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of the United States.svg Jim Shea (USA) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Germany.svg Andy Böhme (GER) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of Germany.svg Willi Schneider (GER) |
Shea is the first American to win a world championship since 1959.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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References
[edit | edit source]- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
- Men's skeleton World Champions
Categories:
- IBSF World Championships
- 1999 in skeleton
- Sport in Cortina d'Ampezzo
- 1999 in bobsleigh
- 1999 in Italian sport
- Sport in Altenberg, Saxony
- Sports competitions in Saxony
- International sports competitions hosted by Germany
- International sports competitions hosted by Italy
- Bobsleigh in Italy
- 1999 in German sport
- Bobsleigh in Germany
- Skeleton in Germany
- 1990s in Saxony