Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Bobsleigh at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of two events, at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 6 and 14 February 1976.

Medal summary Medal table

Three countries won medals in Innsbruck, with East Germany sweeping the gold medals.

Events

Two-man Meinhard NehmerBernhard Germeshausen 3:44.42 Wolfgang ZimmererManfred Schumann 3:44.99 Erich SchärerJoseph Benz 3:45.70 Four-man Meinhard Nehmer Jochen Babock Bernhard Germeshausen Bernhard Lehmann 3:40.43 Erich Schärer Ulrich Bächli Rudolf Marti Joseph Benz 3:40.89 Wolfgang Zimmerer Peter Utzschneider Bodo Bittner Manfred Schumann 3:41.37

Participating NOCs

Thirteen nations participated in bobsleigh at the 1976 Games. East Germany made their Olympic bobsleigh debut.

References

External links Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2009). "Bobsleigh". In The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 2010 Edition. London: Aurum Press Limited.