Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

Template:Infobox Olympic sport Bobsleigh is an event in the Winter Olympic Games where a two- or four-person team drives a specially designed sled down an ice track, with the winning team completing the route with the fastest time. The event has been featured since the first Winter Games in 1924 in Chamonix, France, with the exception of the 1960 games in Squaw Valley when the organizing committee decided not to build a track in order to reduce expenses. Other than that exception, the four-man competition has been competed at every game (in 1928, it was a five-man competition). 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.

Summary

Games Year Events Best Nation 1 1924 1 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 2 1928 1 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 3 1932 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (2) 4 1936 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (2) 5 1948 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (3) 6 1952 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 7 1956 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 8 9 1964 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 10 1968 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (2) 11 1972 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 12 1976 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 13 1980 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (2)

Games Year Events Best Nation 14 1984 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (3) 15 1988 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 16 1992 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (4) 17 1994 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (5) 18 1998 2 Template:FlagIOC2 (2) 19 2002 3 Template:FlagIOC2 (3) 20 2006 3 Template:FlagIOC2 (4) 21 2010 3 Template:FlagIOC2 (5) 22 2014 3 Template:FlagIOC2 (1) 23 2018 3 Template:FlagIOC2 (6) 24 2022 4 Template:FlagIOC2 (7) 25 2026 4

Events

Event	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	Years
Four-man	•	•	•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	23
Two-man			•	•	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	21
Two-woman																			•	•	•	•	•	•	6
Women's monobob																								•	1
Total events	1	1	2	2	2	2	2		2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	2	3	3	3	3	3	4

Medal leaders

Kuske and Lange

Kevin Kuske (left) and André Lange (pilot) are the most successful Olympic bobsledders, both have five medals, of which four are gold medals attained in three consecutive Olympics.

Bogdan Musiol

Bogdan Musiol (brakeman) won seven Olympic medals (one gold, five silvers and one bronze in four consecutive Olympics).

Athletes who have won multiple medals (including at least one gold) are listed below.

Men

Athlete	NOC	Event	Olympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2002–2018	4	2	0	6
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2002–2010	4	1	0	5
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2018-2022	4	0	0	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2018-2022	4	0	0	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1976–1980	3	1	0	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1976–1980	3	0	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1984–1994	2	3	1	6
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1956, 1964–1968	2	2	2	6
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1992–1994	2	1	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1992–1994	2	1	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1992–2002	2	1	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1984–1988	2	1	0	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1992, 1998–2002	2	0	2	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	2018-2022	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1968	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 5-man	1928–1932	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 5-man	1928–1932	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	1994–1998	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1952	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1952	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1980–1992	1	5	1	7
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1976–1980	1	2	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1976, 1984–1988	1	2	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1976–1980	1	2	1	4
Steven Holcomb	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2010–2014	1	2	0	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1948–1952	1	2	0	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1972–1976	1	1	2	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1936	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1980	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	2-man	1994–2006	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	1988–1994	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 5-man	1928–1932	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	2006–2010	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	2010–2014	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2002–2016, 2014	1	0	3	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2014–2018	1	0	2	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1972–1976	1	0	2	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1968–1972	1	0	2	3
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	1994–2002	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1972	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	2-man	1994–1998	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1988	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	1980–1984	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	1988	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2018–2022	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man 2-man	2014–2018	1	0	1	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	4-man	1980–1984	1	0	1	2

Women

Athlete	NOC	Event	Olympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
	Template:FlagIOCteam Template:FlagIOCteam	2-woman	2010–2022	3	0	1	4
	Template:FlagIOCteam	2-woman	2010–2014	2	0	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	2-woman	2002–2010	1	1	0	2
	Template:FlagIOCteam	2-woman	2018–2022	1	1	0	2

Elana Meyers Taylor from the United States has more Olympic bobsleigh medals than any other woman, but is yet to win a gold medal so far; her five medals comprise three silver and two bronze from 2010 through 2022.

Medal table

Sources (after the 2022 Winter Olympics):
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics. Template:Medals table

Notes

• 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 1998 two-man event
• 2 bronze medals awarded at 1998 four-man event
• 2 gold medals and no silver were awarded at 2018 two-man event
• 2 silver medals and no bronze were awarded at 2018 four-man event

Number of bobsledders by nation

Nation	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	Years
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	–	10	–	–	4	4	–		5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	2	4	4	–	4	7	6	4	2	9
	–	10	2	12	–	8	9		9	9	8	10	8	8	8	8	9	8	4	5	5	6	12	10	21
	5	10	4	8	5	4	2		6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	4	2	12
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	5	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	–	6	4	4	5
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	5	2	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		8	6	6	10	6	4	9	9	8	8	8	12	12	16	18	18	16
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	12	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	5	5	4	2	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	6
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	5	–	4	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	5	6	5	8	4	8	4	8
	–	–	–	8	4	–	–		–	–	–	2	–	–	–	6	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
	8	10	2	10	10	5	4		–	10	6	5	–	4	–	9	8	5	9	5	–	8	5	6	19
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	8	8	8	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	8	8	8	10	10	8	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6
	–	–	–	–	–	–	10		9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	10	9	10	–	6	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	12	9	13	14	18	18	18	18	13
	8	10	–	4	10	–	8		8	8	8	8	10	10	8	8	8	7	14	6	8	8	10	6	22
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	4	2	–	–	–	–	–	3
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	4	7	4	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	5	2	–	2	–	–	–	4
	10	5	4	10	10	8	10		8	10	9	9	5	9	9	8	9	8	9	12	8	4	4	9	23
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	4	5	4	6	2	–	–	2	2	5	8
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	8	4	2	4	4	4	5	9	5	4	6	4	–	–	12
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	8	8	6	8	9	5	8	8	5	9
	–	–	–	2	–	–	2		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	3
	–	5	–	4	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	5	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	4	7	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	2	5	4	4	5	2	2	2	2	2	10
	–	5	–	2	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	2	–	8	8	4	6	–	5	9
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	2	4	4	–	–	–	–	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	1
	–	–	–	–	8	9	4		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	4	4	–	–	–	–	–	6
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	10	–	1
	–	5	–	–	–	–	6		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	4	4	4	4	–	8
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	5	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	12	1
	–	10	4	9	–	–	8		5	5	5	8	8	5	5	5	4	6	6	6	6	8	7	6	20
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	6	6	10	11	17	16	–	–	6
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	–	–	–	–	–	1
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	4	4	4	–	1	5
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	10	6	9	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	8	10	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	–	4		–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2
	–	–	–	–	–	9	9		6	6	4	4	4	4	2	–	4	–	2	–	–	–	–	–	11
	8	10	4	9	8	8	8		8	9	8	8	8	11	10	8	10	10	10	12	8	9	10	12	23
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	2	2	3	–	–	–	–	2	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	4	2	5	–	–	–	–	1	4
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	–	9	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	1
	–	10	12	11	12	10	11		9	10	9	9	9	10	9	12	10	8	13	12	18	16	16	12	22
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	–	4	8	6	6	6	–	–	–	–		5
	–	–	–	–	–	–	–		–	–	–	–	–	9	2	5	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	3
Nations	5	14	8	13	9	10	13	-	11	11	11	13	11	16	23	25	30	28	34	22	23	23	21	23	56
Bobsledders	39	115	41	99	71	71	93	-	81	90	79	93	78	111	135	159	155	156	195	150	159	169	164	165	1,961
Year	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	18	22	22

See also

• List of Olympic venues in bobsleigh