FIBT World Championships 1999
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| 1999 World Championships | |
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| 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).
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Günther Huber, Enrico Costa, Ubaldo Ranzi) |
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| Silver |  Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmermann) |
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| Bronze |  France (Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache) |
Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of this event.
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | France (Bruno Mingeon, Emmanuel Hostache, Éric Le Chanony, Max Robert) |
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| Silver |  Switzerland (Marcel Rohner, Markus Nüssli, Beat Hefti, Silvio Schaufelberger) |
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| Bronze |  Canada (Pierre Lueders, Ken Leblanc, Ben Hindle, Matt Hindle) |
The French earned its first ever gold medal at the championships.
