FIBT World Championships 1993
Bobsleigh and skeleton competition
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Selection issue
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
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Germany (Christoph Langen, Peer Joechel) |
|
| Silver |  Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin) |
|
| Bronze | Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, René Hannemann) |
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| 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
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Andi Schmid (AUT) |
|
| Silver | Franz Plangger (AUT) |
|
| Bronze | Gregor Stähli (SUI) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | |