FIBT World Championships 2001
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| 2001 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
The FIBT World Championships 2001 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Men's bobsleigh) and Calgary, Alberta, Canada (Women's bobsleigh, and men's and women's Skeleton). The Swiss city had hosted the event for the record twentieth time, doing so previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skeleton), 1990 (Bobsleigh), 1997 (Bobsleigh), and 1998 (Skeleton). Calgary hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1992 (Skeleton) and 1996.
Bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]Two man
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (Christoph Langen, Marco Jakobs) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Reto Götschi, Cédric Grand) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Martin Annen, Beat Hefti) |
Four man
[edit | edit source]Two woman
[edit | edit source]Skeleton
[edit | edit source]Men
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Austria.svg Martin Rettl (AUT) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Jeff Pain (CAN) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of the United States.svg Lincoln DeWitt (USA) |
Women
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Maya Pedersen (SUI) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Alex Coomber (GBR) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of the United States.svg Tricia Stumpf (USA) |
Coomber earned the first medal for Great Britain at the championships since 1966.
Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | File:Flag of the United States (23px).png United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada (CAN) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United Kingdom.svg Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (6 entries) | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 | |
References
[edit | edit source]Categories:
- 2001 in bobsleigh
- IBSF World Championships
- 2001 in skeleton
- Sports competitions in Calgary
- Sport in St. Moritz
- 2001 in Swiss sport
- 2000s in Calgary
- 2001 in sports in Alberta
- International sports competitions hosted by Canada
- Bobsleigh in Switzerland
- International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland
- Bobsleigh in Canada
- Skeleton in Canada