FIBT World Championships 1999
1999 World Championships | |
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Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy Altenberg, Germany |
← St. Moritz 1998 2000 → |
The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Bobsleigh) and Altenberg, Germany (Skeleton). Cortina hosted the championships for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1981, and 1989 (Bobsleigh). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1991 (Bobsleigh) and 1994 (Skeleton).
Two man bobsleigh
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of this event.
Four man bobsleigh
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
The French earned its first ever gold medal at the championships.
Men's skeleton
Pos | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Shea is the first American to win a world championship since 1959.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
References
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
- Men's skeleton World Champions
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IBSF World Championships
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/75px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png)