Bobsleigh has been contested at the Winter Olympics since the first Winter Games in 1924, 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 other games (in 1928, it was a five-man competition). The two-man event was introduced at the 1932 games and a two-woman event was first contested at the 2002 Winter Olympics. Historic bobteam from Davos around 1910 Listen to this article · (info) This audio file was created from an article revision dated 2006-02-04, and does not reflect subsequent edits to the article. ... A runner carries the Olympic torch The Winter Olympic Games, Winter Olympics for short but more correctly The Olympic Winter Games, are the cold-weather counterpart to the Summer Olympic Games. ... The 1924 Winter Olympics, officially known as the I Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1924 in Chamonix, France. ... The VIII Olympic Winter Games were held in 1960 in Squaw Valley, USA. Alexander Cushing, the creator of the resort, campaigned vigorously to win the Games. ... The Squaw Valley Ski Resort in Squaw Valley, California (Ski Area Valley) is one of the most famous ski areas in the United States and was the site of the 1960 Winter Olympics. ... At the 1928 Winter Olympics, a bobsleigh event was contested. ... The 1932 Winter Olympics, officially known as the III Olympic Winter Games, were held in 1932 in Lake Placid, New York, United States. ... The 2002 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XIX Olympic Winter Games, were held in 2002 in Salt Lake City, Utah, United States. ...

Events contested at each Winter Olympics Games

¹ The bobsleigh event at the 1932 games was a five-man event. At the 1924 Winter Olympics, only one bobsleigh event was contested, the four man event. ... At the 1928 Winter Olympics, a bobsleigh event was contested. ... At the 1932 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. ... At the 1936 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. ... At the 1948 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. ... At the 1952 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh event was contested. ... At the 1956 Winter Olympics, two bobsleigh events were contested. ... Bobsleigh medalists at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria. ... The 1968 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-man Two-man There was a tie for first place. ... The 1972 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-man Two-man Categories: | | ... The 1976 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-man Two-man Categories: | | ... 1980 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-man Two-man Category: ... 1984 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-man Two-man Category: ... Bobsleigh at the 1988 Winter Olympics Top_8 finishes table Two-Man Top-8 times Jānis Kipurs and Vladimir Kozlov, Soviet Union 3:53. ... 1992 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results MENS EVENTS ... The 1994 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh results Mens events Four-Man Two-Man Categories: | | ... 1998 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh Four-Man: Two-Man: Categories: 1998 Winter Olympics ... 2002 Winter Olympic Games Bobsleigh Four-Man: Germany continues its dominance of bobsleigh at the Olympics. ... Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics will include three bobsleigh events. ...

All-time medal table

Country	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total Medals
Switzerland	9	10	11	30
Germany (1924-36, 1992-)	7	3	6	16
United States	6	6	6	18
East Germany (1968-1988)	5	5	3	13
Italy	4	4	4	12
West Germany (1968-1988)	3	3	2	8
Canada	2	1	0	3
Austria	1	2	0	3
Great Britain	1	1	2	4
USSR (1956-1988)	1	0	2	3
Belgium	0	1	1	2
Russia (1994-)	0	1	0	1
France	0	0	1	1
Romania	0	0	1	1

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Medalists

Four man event

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1924 Chamonix	Switzerland (SUI)	Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)	Belgium (BEL)
1928 St. Moritz	United States (USA)	United States (USA)	Germany (GER)
1932 Lake Placid	United States (USA)	United States (USA)	Germany (GER)
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	Switzerland (SUI)	Switzerland (SUI)	Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)
1948 St. Moritz	United States (USA)	Belgium (BEL)	United States (USA)
1952 Oslo	West Germany (FRG)	United States (USA)	Switzerland (SUI)
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Switzerland (SUI)	Italy (ITA)	United States (USA)
1964 Innsbruck	Canada (CAN)	Austria (AUT)	Italy (ITA)
1968 Grenoble	Italy (ITA)	Austria (AUT)	Switzerland (SUI)
1972 Sapporo	Switzerland (SUI)	Italy (ITA)	West Germany (FRG)
1976 Innsbruck	East Germany (GDR)	Switzerland (SUI)	West Germany (FRG)
1980 Lake Placid	East Germany (GDR)	Switzerland (SUI)	East Germany (GDR)
1984 Sarajevo	East Germany (GDR)	East Germany (GDR)	Switzerland (SUI)
1988 Calgary	Switzerland (SUI)	East Germany (GDR)	USSR (URS)
1992 Albertville	Austria (AUT)	Germany (GER)	Switzerland (SUI)
1994 Lillehammer	Germany (GER)	Switzerland (SUI)	Germany (GER)
1998 Nagano	Germany (GER)	Switzerland (SUI)	France (FRA) Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)
2002 Salt Lake City	Germany (GER)	United States (USA)	United States (USA)
2006 Turin	Germany (GER)	Russia (RUS)	Switzerland (SUI)

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Two man event

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
1932 Lake Placid	United States (USA)	Switzerland (SUI)	United States (USA)
1936 Garmisch-Partenkirchen	United States (USA)	Switzerland (SUI)	United States (USA)
1948 St. Moritz	Switzerland (SUI)	Switzerland (SUI)	United States (USA)
1952 Oslo	West Germany (FRG)	United States (USA)	Switzerland (SUI)
1956 Cortina d'Ampezzo	Italy (ITA)	Italy (ITA)	Switzerland (SUI)
1964 Innsbruck	Great Britain and Northern Ireland (GBR)	Italy (ITA)	Italy (ITA)
1968 Grenoble	Italy (ITA)	West Germany (FRG)	Romania (ROM)
1972 Sapporo	West Germany (FRG)	West Germany (FRG)	Switzerland (SUI)
1976 Innsbruck	East Germany (GDR)	West Germany (FRG)	Switzerland (SUI)
1980 Lake Placid	Switzerland (SUI)	East Germany (GDR)	East Germany (GDR)
1984 Sarajevo	East Germany (GDR)	East Germany (GDR)	USSR (URS)
1988 Calgary	USSR (URS)	East Germany (GDR)	East Germany (GDR)
1992 Albertville	Switzerland (SUI)	Germany (GER)	Germany (GER)
1994 Lillehammer	Switzerland (SUI)	Switzerland (SUI)	Italy (ITA)
1998 Nagano	Canada (CAN) Italy (ITA)	(none)	Germany (GER)
2002 Salt Lake City	Germany (GER)	Switzerland (SUI)	Switzerland (SUI)
2006 Turin	Germany (GER)	Canada (CAN)	Switzerland (SUI)

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Two woman event

Games	Gold	Silver	Bronze
2002 Salt Lake City	United States (USA)	Germany (GER)	Germany (GER)
2006 Turin	Germany (GER)	United States (USA)	Italy (ITA)