Bobsleigh is an Olympic sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The sport was included in the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been held at every Olympics since, except 1960. The four-man event, which was first held in 1924, was switched to a five-man event in 1928. The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 Lake Placid games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. [1]
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
3 | United States | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
4 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 23 | 22 | 67 |
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
3 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
4 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 23 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2002 Salt Lake City |
United States (USA) Jill Bakken Vonetta Flowers |
Germany (GER) Sandra Prokoff Ulrike Holzner |
Germany (GER) Susi Erdmann Nicole Herschmann |
2006 Turin |
Germany (GER) Sandra Kiriasis Anja Schneiderheinze |
United States (USA) Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming |
Italy (ITA) Gerda Weissensteiner Jennifer Isacco |
2010 Vancouver |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
Canada (CAN) Helen Upperton Shelley-Ann Brown |
United States (USA) Erin Pac Elana Meyers |
2014 Sochi |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams |
United States (USA) Jamie Greubel Aja Evans |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Germany (GER) Mariama Jamanka Lisa Buckwitz |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Lauren Gibbs |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Phylicia George |
2022 Beijing |
Germany (GER) Laura Nolte Deborah Levi |
Germany (GER) Mariama Jamanka Alexandra Burghardt |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Sylvia Hoffman |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing |
Kaillie Humphries United States |
Elana Meyers United States |
Christine de Bruin Canada |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
3 | United States | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
4 | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 49 | 46 | 47 | 142 |
Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Status ** | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bogdan Musiol |
East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1980–1994 | B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Kevin Kuske | Germany (GER) | 2002–2018 | B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Wolfgang Hoppe |
East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1984–1994 | P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Eugenio Monti | Italy (ITA) | 1956, 1964–1968 | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
André Lange | Germany (GER) | 2002–2010 | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Fritz Feierabend | Switzerland (SUI) | 1936, 1948–1952 | B/P | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Francesco Friedrich | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Thorsten Margis | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bernhard Germeshausen | East Germany (GDR) | 1976–1980 | B/P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany (GDR) | 1976–1980 | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Donat Acklin | Switzerland (SUI) | 1988–1994 | B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Gustav Weder | Switzerland (SUI) | 1988–1994 | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Markus Zimmermann | Germany (GER) | 1992–2002 | B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Christoph Langen |
West Germany (FRG) Germany (GER) |
1988–1992, 1998–2002 |
B/P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Joseph Benz | Switzerland (SUI) | 1976–1980 | B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Bernhard Lehmann | East Germany (GDR) | 1976, 1984–1988 | B/P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Erich Schärer | Switzerland (SUI) | 1976–1980 | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wolfgang Zimmerer | West Germany (FRG) | 1968–1976 | P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Beat Hefti | Switzerland (SUI) | 2002–2014 | B/P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Status ** | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elana Meyers Taylor | United States (USA) | 2010–2022 | B/P | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Kaillie Humphries |
Canada (CAN) United States (USA) |
2010–2022 | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Heather Moyse | Canada (CAN) | 2006–2018 | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany (GER) | 2002–2014 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mariama Jamanka | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned athletes took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
** Status: B - participated at Olympics as brakeman, P - participated at Olympics as pilot, B/P - participated at Olympics both as brakeman and as pilot.
Top 10 most successful bobsledders (by number of victories) at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active bobsledders and highest medal count among all bobsledders (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status ** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 2002 | 2018 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | B |
2 | André Lange | Germany | 2002 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | P |
3 | Francesco Friedrich | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | - | - | 4 | P |
Thorsten Margis | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | - | - | 4 | B | |
5 | Bernhard Germeshausen | East Germany | 1976 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | B/P |
6 | Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany | 1976 | 1980 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | P |
7 | Wolfgang Hoppe |
East Germany Germany |
1984 | 1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | P |
8 | Eugenio Monti | Italy | 1956 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | P |
9 | Donat Acklin | Switzerland | 1992 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B |
Gustav Weder | Switzerland | 1992 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | P | |
Markus Zimmermann | Germany | 1992 | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B |
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status ** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kaillie Humphries |
Canada United States |
2010 | 2022 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | P |
2 | Heather Moyse | Canada | 2010 | 2014 | 2 | - | - | 2 | B |
3 | Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany | 2002 | 2006 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | P |
Mariama Jamanka | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | P | |
5 | Jill Bakken | United States | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | - | - | 1 | P |
Lisa Buckwitz | Germany | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
Vonetta Flowers | United States | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
Anja Schneiderheinze | Germany | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
9 | Elana Meyers Taylor | United States | 2010 | 2022 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | B/P |
10 | Shelley-Ann Brown | Canada | 2010 | 2010 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B |
Valerie Fleming | United States | 2006 | 2006 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Lauren Gibbs | United States | 2018 | 2018 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Ulrike Holzner | Germany | 2002 | 2002 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Shauna Rohbock | United States | 2006 | 2006 | - | 1 | - | 1 | P | |
Helen Upperton | Canada | 2010 | 2010 | - | 1 | - | 1 | P | |
Lauryn Williams | United States | 2014 | 2014 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned biathletes won at least one medal
** Status: B - won Olympic medals as brakeman, P - won Olympic medals as Olympics as pilot, B/P - won Olympic medals both as brakeman and as pilot.
× | NOC did not exist or did not participate in bobsleigh events | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
NOC | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Austria (AUT) | × | – | – | – | × | – | – | × | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Belgium (BEL) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | × | – | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | 2 |
Canada (CAN) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
France (FRA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | × | × | – | – | – | × | – | × | – | – | 1 | – | – | × | – | – | 1 |
East Germany (GDR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 13 |
West Germany (FRG) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 |
Germany (GER) | × | 1 | 1 | – | × | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 25 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | – | × | 1 | – | × | – | × | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 |
Italy (ITA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | × | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 12 |
Latvia (LAT) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Romania (ROU) | × | – | – | – | × | × | – | × | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Russia (RUS) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | × | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union (URS) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 3 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | × | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 31 |
United States (USA) | × | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
These are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
Games | Event | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing | Two-man | Germany (GER) |
Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis |
Johannes Lochner Florian Bauer |
Christoph Hafer Matthias Sommer |
Bobsleigh is an Olympic sport that is contested at the Winter Olympic Games. The sport was included in the first Winter Olympics in 1924 and has been held at every Olympics since, except 1960. The four-man event, which was first held in 1924, was switched to a five-man event in 1928. The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 Lake Placid games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Salt Lake City Olympics. [1]
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 7 | 4 | 3 | 14 |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 5 | 15 |
3 | United States | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
4 | East Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
5 | Italy | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
6 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
8 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
10 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | West Germany | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
14 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 22 | 23 | 22 | 67 |
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
2 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 6 | 16 |
3 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 |
4 | East Germany | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 |
5 | United States | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
6 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
10 | Latvia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
11 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Total | 23 | 19 | 21 | 63 |
The numbers in brackets denotes bobsledders who won gold medal in corresponding disciplines more than one time. Bold numbers denotes record number of victories in certain disciplines.
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2002 Salt Lake City |
United States (USA) Jill Bakken Vonetta Flowers |
Germany (GER) Sandra Prokoff Ulrike Holzner |
Germany (GER) Susi Erdmann Nicole Herschmann |
2006 Turin |
Germany (GER) Sandra Kiriasis Anja Schneiderheinze |
United States (USA) Shauna Rohbock Valerie Fleming |
Italy (ITA) Gerda Weissensteiner Jennifer Isacco |
2010 Vancouver |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
Canada (CAN) Helen Upperton Shelley-Ann Brown |
United States (USA) Erin Pac Elana Meyers |
2014 Sochi |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Heather Moyse |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Lauryn Williams |
United States (USA) Jamie Greubel Aja Evans |
2018 Pyeongchang |
Germany (GER) Mariama Jamanka Lisa Buckwitz |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Lauren Gibbs |
Canada (CAN) Kaillie Humphries Phylicia George |
2022 Beijing |
Germany (GER) Laura Nolte Deborah Levi |
Germany (GER) Mariama Jamanka Alexandra Burghardt |
United States (USA) Elana Meyers Sylvia Hoffman |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
2 | Canada | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
3 | United States | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Total | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
Games | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing |
Kaillie Humphries United States |
Elana Meyers United States |
Christine de Bruin Canada |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 13 | 6 | 6 | 25 |
2 | Switzerland | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
3 | United States | 7 | 10 | 8 | 25 |
4 | East Germany | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
6 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
7 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
8 | Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
9 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | Latvia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
14 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
15 | France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (16 entries) | 49 | 46 | 47 | 142 |
Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Status ** | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Bogdan Musiol |
East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1980–1994 | B | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
Kevin Kuske | Germany (GER) | 2002–2018 | B | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
Wolfgang Hoppe |
East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) |
1984–1994 | P | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
Eugenio Monti | Italy (ITA) | 1956, 1964–1968 | P | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
André Lange | Germany (GER) | 2002–2010 | P | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
Fritz Feierabend | Switzerland (SUI) | 1936, 1948–1952 | B/P | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Francesco Friedrich | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | P | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Thorsten Margis | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | B | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Bernhard Germeshausen | East Germany (GDR) | 1976–1980 | B/P | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany (GDR) | 1976–1980 | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Donat Acklin | Switzerland (SUI) | 1988–1994 | B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Gustav Weder | Switzerland (SUI) | 1988–1994 | P | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Markus Zimmermann | Germany (GER) | 1992–2002 | B | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
Christoph Langen |
West Germany (FRG) Germany (GER) |
1988–1992, 1998–2002 |
B/P | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
Joseph Benz | Switzerland (SUI) | 1976–1980 | B | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Bernhard Lehmann | East Germany (GDR) | 1976, 1984–1988 | B/P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Erich Schärer | Switzerland (SUI) | 1976–1980 | P | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Wolfgang Zimmerer | West Germany (FRG) | 1968–1976 | P | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
Beat Hefti | Switzerland (SUI) | 2002–2014 | B/P | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
Biathlete | Nation | Olympics * | Status ** | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Elana Meyers Taylor | United States (USA) | 2010–2022 | B/P | 0 | 3 | 2 | 5 |
Kaillie Humphries |
Canada (CAN) United States (USA) |
2010–2022 | P | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
Heather Moyse | Canada (CAN) | 2006–2018 | B | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany (GER) | 2002–2014 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Mariama Jamanka | Germany (GER) | 2018–2022 | P | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
* denotes all Olympics in which mentioned athletes took part. Boldface denotes latest Olympics.
** Status: B - participated at Olympics as brakeman, P - participated at Olympics as pilot, B/P - participated at Olympics both as brakeman and as pilot.
Top 10 most successful bobsledders (by number of victories) at the Winter Olympics are listed below. Boldface denotes active bobsledders and highest medal count among all bobsledders (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status ** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 2002 | 2018 | 4 | 2 | - | 6 | B |
2 | André Lange | Germany | 2002 | 2010 | 4 | 1 | - | 5 | P |
3 | Francesco Friedrich | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | - | - | 4 | P |
Thorsten Margis | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 4 | - | - | 4 | B | |
5 | Bernhard Germeshausen | East Germany | 1976 | 1980 | 3 | 1 | - | 4 | B/P |
6 | Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany | 1976 | 1980 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | P |
7 | Wolfgang Hoppe |
East Germany Germany |
1984 | 1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | P |
8 | Eugenio Monti | Italy | 1956 | 1968 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | P |
9 | Donat Acklin | Switzerland | 1992 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B |
Gustav Weder | Switzerland | 1992 | 1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | P | |
Markus Zimmermann | Germany | 1992 | 2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B |
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From * | To * | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status ** |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Kaillie Humphries |
Canada United States |
2010 | 2022 | 3 | - | 1 | 4 | P |
2 | Heather Moyse | Canada | 2010 | 2014 | 2 | - | - | 2 | B |
3 | Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany | 2002 | 2006 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | P |
Mariama Jamanka | Germany | 2018 | 2022 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 | P | |
5 | Jill Bakken | United States | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | - | - | 1 | P |
Lisa Buckwitz | Germany | 2018 | 2018 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
Vonetta Flowers | United States | 2002 | 2002 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
Anja Schneiderheinze | Germany | 2006 | 2006 | 1 | - | - | 1 | B | |
9 | Elana Meyers Taylor | United States | 2010 | 2022 | - | 3 | 2 | 5 | B/P |
10 | Shelley-Ann Brown | Canada | 2010 | 2010 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B |
Valerie Fleming | United States | 2006 | 2006 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Lauren Gibbs | United States | 2018 | 2018 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Ulrike Holzner | Germany | 2002 | 2002 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B | |
Shauna Rohbock | United States | 2006 | 2006 | - | 1 | - | 1 | P | |
Helen Upperton | Canada | 2010 | 2010 | - | 1 | - | 1 | P | |
Lauryn Williams | United States | 2014 | 2014 | - | 1 | - | 1 | B |
* denotes only those Olympics at which mentioned biathletes won at least one medal
** Status: B - won Olympic medals as brakeman, P - won Olympic medals as Olympics as pilot, B/P - won Olympic medals both as brakeman and as pilot.
× | NOC did not exist or did not participate in bobsleigh events | # | Number of medals won by the NOC | – | NOC did not win any medals |
NOC | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Total |
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Austria (AUT) | × | – | – | – | × | – | – | × | 1 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 |
Belgium (BEL) | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | × | – | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | 2 |
Canada (CAN) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 |
France (FRA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | × | × | – | – | – | × | – | × | – | – | 1 | – | – | × | – | – | 1 |
East Germany (GDR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 13 |
West Germany (FRG) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 3 | 2 | – | – | – | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 6 |
Germany (GER) | × | 1 | 1 | – | × | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | – | 4 | 25 |
Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | – | × | 1 | – | × | – | × | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | – | – | – | 1 | – | 5 |
Italy (ITA) | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | × | 3 | 2 | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | 1 | – | – | – | 12 |
Latvia (LAT) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Romania (ROU) | × | – | – | – | × | × | – | × | – | 1 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 |
Russia (RUS) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | – | 1 | 1 | – | × | 2 |
South Korea (KOR) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | – | – | 1 | 1 |
Soviet Union (URS) | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 1 | 2 | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | × | 3 |
Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | – | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | × | – | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | – | 1 | – | 31 |
United States (USA) | × | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | × | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 25 |
These are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.
Games | Event | NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
2022 Beijing | Two-man | Germany (GER) |
Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis |
Johannes Lochner Florian Bauer |
Christoph Hafer Matthias Sommer |