FIBT World Championships 1996
Bobsleigh and skeleton competition
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The FIBT World Championships 1996 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a second time, hosting the event previously in 1992 (Skeleton). It marked the first time the bobsleigh and skeleton competition took place in the same location at the championships since 1982.
Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann) |
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| Silver |  Canada (Pierre Lueders, Dave MacEachern) |
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| Bronze |  Switzerland (Reto Götschi, Guido Acklin) |
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann, Sven Rühr, Olav Hampel) |
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| Silver | Switzerland (Marcel Rohner, Markus Wasser, Thomas Schreiber, Roland Tanner) |
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| Bronze | Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Thorsten Voss, Sven Peter, Carsten Embach) |
Men's skeleton
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ryan Davenport (CAN) |
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| Silver |  Franz Plangger (AUT) |
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| Bronze | Christian Auer (AUT) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |