Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics IOC Discipline Code BOB Governing body IBSF Events 4 (men: 2; women: 2)
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 .
Events
Medal leaders
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 (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
Women
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 ):[2]
Accurate as of 2022 Winter Olympics .
Notes
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
American Samoa (ASA)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Argentina (ARG)
–
10
–
–
4
4
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
Armenia (ARM)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
2
Australia (AUS)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
2
4
4
–
4
7
6
4
2
9
Austria (AUT)
–
10
2
12
–
8
9
9
9
8
10
8
8
8
8
9
8
4
5
5
6
12
10
21
Belgium (BEL)
5
10
4
8
5
4
2
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
4
2
12
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Brazil (BRA)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
–
6
4
4
5
Bulgaria (BUL)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
2
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Canada (CAN)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
6
6
10
6
4
9
9
8
8
8
12
12
16
18
18
16
China (CHN)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
12
2
Chinese Taipei (TPE)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
5
4
2
4
4
–
–
–
–
–
6
Croatia (CRO)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
5
–
4
–
4
Czech Republic (CZE)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
5
6
5
8
4
8
4
8
Czechoslovakia (TCH)
–
–
–
8
4
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
France (FRA)
8
10
2
10
10
5
4
–
10
6
5
–
4
–
9
8
5
9
5
–
8
5
6
19
East Germany (GDR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
8
8
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
West Germany (FRG)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
8
8
10
10
8
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
United Team of Germany (EUA)
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Germany (GER)
–
10
9
10
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
12
9
13
14
18
18
18
18
13
Great Britain (GBR)
8
10
–
4
10
–
8
8
8
8
8
10
10
8
8
8
7
14
6
8
8
10
6
22
Greece (GRE)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
4
2
–
–
–
–
–
3
Hungary (HUN)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
4
7
4
–
–
–
–
4
Ireland (IRL)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
5
2
–
2
–
–
–
4
Italy (ITA)
10
5
4
10
10
8
10
8
10
9
9
5
9
9
8
9
8
9
12
8
4
4
9
23
Jamaica (JAM)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
5
4
6
2
–
–
2
2
5
8
Japan (JPN)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
4
2
4
4
4
5
9
5
4
6
4
–
–
12
Latvia (LAT)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
8
6
8
9
5
8
8
5
9
Liechtenstein (LIE)
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
3
Luxembourg (LUX)
–
5
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Mexico (MEX)
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
7
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
4
Monaco (MON)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
5
4
4
5
2
2
2
2
2
10
Netherlands (NED)
–
5
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
2
–
8
8
4
6
–
5
9
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
New Zealand (NZL)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
2
4
4
–
–
–
–
4
Nigeria (NGR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
1
Norway (NOR)
–
–
–
–
8
9
4
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
4
4
–
–
–
–
–
6
Olympic Athletes from Russia (OAR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
10
–
1
Poland (POL)
–
5
–
–
–
–
6
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
4
4
4
4
–
8
Portugal (POR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Puerto Rico (PUR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
5
5
–
–
–
–
–
–
3
ROC
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
12
1
Romania (ROU)
–
10
4
9
–
–
8
5
5
5
8
8
5
5
5
4
6
6
6
6
8
7
6
20
Russia (RUS)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
6
6
10
11
17
16
–
–
6
San Marino (SMR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
Serbia (SRB)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
2
–
–
2
Serbia and Montenegro (SCG)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
–
–
–
–
1
Slovakia (SVK)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
4
4
4
–
1
5
South Korea (KOR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
10
6
9
4
Soviet Union (URS)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
8
10
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Spain (ESP)
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
Sweden (SWE)
–
–
–
–
–
9
9
6
6
4
4
4
4
2
–
4
–
2
–
–
–
–
–
11
Switzerland (SUI)
8
10
4
9
8
8
8
8
9
8
8
8
11
10
8
10
10
10
12
8
9
10
12
23
Trinidad and Tobago (TRI)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
2
2
3
–
–
–
–
2
4
Ukraine (UKR)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
2
5
–
–
–
–
1
4
Unified Team (EUN)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
9
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
1
United States (USA)
–
10
12
11
12
10
11
9
10
9
9
9
10
9
12
10
8
13
12
18
16
16
12
22
Virgin Islands (ISV)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
4
8
6
6
6
–
–
–
–
5
Yugoslavia (YUG)
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
–
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
References
External links
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