Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh at the XIV Olympic Winter Games
Bobsleigh
Venue	Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track
Dates	10–18 February
Competitors	111 from 16 nations

Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track on the mountain of Trebević between February 10 - 18 1984.

This was the first time that Yugoslavia entered bobsleigh teams, and did so as hosts. Chinese Taipei also entered bob teams for the first time. The two events also so the Swede, Carl-Erik Eriksson compete in the Games for the sixth time and the age of 53.

The German Democratic Republic dominated events and won Gold & Silver in both disciplines, with Wolfgang Hoppe and Dietmar Schauerhammer winning Gold's in both events.

Events

Event	Gold		Silver		Bronze
Two-man	East Germany (GDR) Wolfgang Hoppe Dietmar Schauerhammer	3:25.56	East Germany (GDR) Bernhard Lehmann Bogdan Musiol	3:26.04	Soviet Union (URS) Zintis Ekmanis Vladimir Aleksandrov	3:26.16
Four-man	East Germany (GDR) Wolfgang Hoppe Roland Wetzig Dietmar Schauerhammer Andreas Kirchner	3:20.22	East Germany (GDR) Bernhard Lehmann Bogdan Musiol Ingo Voge Eberhard Weise	3:20.78	Switzerland (SUI) Silvio Giobellina Heinz Stettler Urs Salzmann Rico Freiermuth	3:21.39

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	East Germany	2	2	0	4
2	Soviet Union	0	0	1	1
2	Switzerland	0	0	1	1

References

Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

Events at the 1984 Winter Olympics (Sarajevo)

Alpine skiing Biathlon Bobsleigh Cross‑country skiing Disabled skiing (demonstration) Figure skating Ice hockey Luge Nordic combined Ski jumping Speed skating

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