# Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics

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 | Switzerland (1) |
| 2 | 1928 | 1 | United States (1) |
| 3 | 1932 | 2 | United States (2) |
| 4 | 1936 | 2 | Switzerland (2) |
| 5 | 1948 | 2 | Switzerland (3) |
| 6 | 1952 | 2 | Germany (1) |
| 7 | 1956 | 2 | Italy (1) |
| 8 | | | |
| 9 | 1964 | 2 | Canada (1) Great Britain (1) |
| 10 | 1968 | 2 | Italy (2) |
| 11 | 1972 | 2 | West Germany (1) |
| 12 | 1976 | 2 | East Germany (1) |
| 13 | 1980 | 2 | East Germany (2) |
| Games | Year | Events | Best Nation |
| 14 | 1984 | 2 | East Germany (3) |
| 15 | 1988 | 2 | Soviet Union (1) |
| 16 | 1992 | 2 | Switzerland (4) |
| 17 | 1994 | 2 | Switzerland (5) |
| 18 | 1998 | 2 | Germany (2) |
| 19 | 2002 | 3 | Germany (3) |
| 20 | 2006 | 3 | Germany (4) |
| 21 | 2010 | 3 | Germany (5) |
| 22 | 2014 | 3 | Latvia (1) |
| 23 | 2018 | 3 | Germany (6) |
| 24 | 2022 | 4 | Germany (7) |
| 25 | 2026 | 4 | |

## Events

| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 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

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

### Men

| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Kevin Kuske | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 2002–2018 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 |
| André Lange | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 2002–2010 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| Francesco Friedrich | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 2018-2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Thorsten Margis | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 2018-2022 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Bernhard Germeshausen | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man 2-man | 1976–1980 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| Meinhard Nehmer | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man 2-man | 1976–1980 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Wolfgang Hoppe | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 1984–1994 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| Eugenio Monti | Italy (ITA) | 4-man 2-man | 1956, 1964–1968 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| Donat Acklin | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1992–1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Gustav Weder | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1992–1994 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Markus Zimmermann | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 1992–2002 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Dietmar Schauerhammer | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man 2-man | 1984–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Christoph Langen | Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 1992, 1998–2002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| Candy Bauer | Germany (GER) | 4-man | 2018-2022 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Luciano De Paolis | Italy (ITA) | 4-man 2-man | 1968 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Billy Fiske | United States (USA) | 4-man 5-man | 1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Clifford Gray | United States (USA) | 4-man 5-man | 1928–1932 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Olaf Hampel | Germany (GER) | 4-man | 1994–1998 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Lorenz Nieberl | West Germany (FRG) | 4-man 2-man | 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Andreas Ostler | West Germany (FRG) | 4-man 2-man | 1952 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Bogdan Musiol | East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER) | 4-man 2-man | 1980–1992 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7 |
| Joseph Benz | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1976–1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Bernhard Lehmann | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man 2-man | 1976, 1984–1988 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Erich Schärer | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1976–1980 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Steven Holcomb | United States (USA) | 4-man 2-man | 2010–2014 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Patrick Martin | United States (USA) | 4-man 2-man | 1948–1952 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Zimmerer | West Germany (FRG) | 4-man 2-man | 1972–1976 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Joseph Beerli | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1936 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man 2-man | 1980 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Pierre Lueders | Canada (CAN) | 2-man | 1994–2006 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Kurt Meier | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man | 1988–1994 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Jay O'Brien | United States (USA) | 4-man 5-man | 1928–1932 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Martin Putze | Germany (GER) | 4-man | 2006–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Curtis Tomasevicz | United States (USA) | 4-man | 2010–2014 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Beat Hefti | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 2002–2016, 2014 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| Oskars Melbārdis | Latvia (LAT) | 4-man 2-man | 2014–2018 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Peter Utzschneider | West Germany (FRG) | 4-man 2-man | 1972–1976 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Jean Wicki | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1968–1972 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| Carsten Embach | Germany (GER) | 4-man | 1994–2002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Edy Hubacher | Switzerland (SUI) | 4-man 2-man | 1972 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Günther Huber | Italy (ITA) | 2-man | 1994–1998 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jānis Ķipurs | Soviet Union (URS) | 4-man 2-man | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Andreas Kirchner | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man | 1980–1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Vladimir Koslov | Soviet Union (URS) | 4-man 2-man | 1988 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Justin Kripps | Canada (CAN) | 4-man 2-man | 2018–2022 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Jānis Strenga | Latvia (LAT) | 4-man 2-man | 2014–2018 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| Roland Wetzig | East Germany (GDR) | 4-man | 1980–1984 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |

### Women

| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| Kaillie Humphries | Canada (CAN) United States (USA) | 2-woman | 2010–2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Heather Moyse | Canada (CAN) | 2-woman | 2010–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandra Kiriasis | Germany (GER) | 2-woman | 2002–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mariama Jamanka | Germany (GER) | 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.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 16 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 | East Germany (GDR) | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Canada (CAN) | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | Italy (ITA) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 | Latvia (LAT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 10 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 14 | South Korea (KOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 15 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (16 entries) | Totals (16 entries) | 53 | 50 | 51 | 154 |

### 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 |
| 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 |