| Bobsleigh at the Winter Olympics | |
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| IOC Code | BOB |
| Governing body | IBSF |
| Events | 4 (men: 2; women: 2) |
| Winter Olympics | |
Bobsleigh is an event in theWinter 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 in1924 inChamonix,France, with the exception of the1960 games inSquaw 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 (in1928, it was a five-man competition). The two-man event was introduced at the1932 Lake Placid games and a two-woman event was first contested at the2002 Salt Lake City Olympics.
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| 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 | 26 | Years |
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| Four-man | • | •[1] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 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 |
Athletes who have won multiple medals (including at least one gold) are listed below.
| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Kaillie Humphries |  Canada United States | 2-woman | 2010–2022 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Heather Moyse | Canada | 2-woman | 2010–2014 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sandra Kiriasis |  Germany | 2-woman | 2002–2010 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| Mariama Jamanka | Germany | 2-woman | 2018–2022 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Elana Meyers Taylor from theUnited 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.
Sources (after the2022 Winter Olympics):[2]
Accurate as of2022 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 16 | 9 | 7 | 32 |
| 2 |  Switzerland | 10 | 10 | 11 | 31 |
| 3 | United States | 8 | 11 | 9 | 28 |
| 4 |  East Germany | 5 | 5 | 3 | 13 |
| 5 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 |  Italy | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 7 | West Germany | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 8 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 9 |  Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
| 10 |  Latvia | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 12 |  Belgium | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
 Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 14 |  South Korea | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Romania | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 53 | 50 | 51 | 154 | |
| 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 | 26 | Years |
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 American Samoa | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Argentina | – | 10 | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
 Armenia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Australia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | 4 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||
| Austria | – | 10 | 2 | 12 | – | 8 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 12 | 10 | 21 | ||
| Belgium | 5 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 12 | ||
 Bosnia and Herzegovina | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Brazil | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | – | 6 | 4 | 4 | 5 | ||
 Bulgaria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Canada | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 16 | ||
 China | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 12 | 2 | ||
 Chinese Taipei | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
 Croatia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 4 | ||
 Czech Republic | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | ||
| Czechoslovakia | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| France | 8 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 10 | 5 | 4 | – | 10 | 6 | 5 | – | 4 | – | 9 | 8 | 5 | 9 | 5 | – | 8 | 5 | 6 | 19 | ||
| East Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| West Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
 United Team of Germany | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
| Germany | – | 10 | 9 | 10 | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 12 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 18 | 13 | ||
| Great Britain | 8 | 10 | – | 4 | 10 | – | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 8 | 7 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 10 | 6 | 22 | ||
 Greece | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
 Hungary | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
 Ireland | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 5 | 2 | – | 2 | – | – | – | 4 | ||
| Italy | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 2 | – | – | 2 | 2 | 5 | 8 | ||
 Japan | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 4 | – | – | 12 | ||
| Latvia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 9 | ||
 Liechtenstein | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | 3 | ||
 Luxembourg | – | 5 | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Mexico | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 7 | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
 Monaco | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | ||
 Netherlands | – | 5 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | 2 | – | 8 | 8 | 4 | 6 | – | 5 | 9 | ||
 Netherlands Antilles | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 New Zealand | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | 2 | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | 4 | ||
 Nigeria | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 1 | ||
 Norway | – | – | – | – | 8 | 9 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | 4 | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | ||
 Olympic Athletes from Russia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 10 | – | 1 | ||
 Poland | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | 6 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 8 | ||
 Portugal | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Puerto Rico | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 5 | 5 | – | – | – | – | – | – | 3 | ||
 ROC | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 12 | 1 | ||
| Romania | – | 10 | 4 | 9 | – | – | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 20 | ||
| Russia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 6 | 6 | 10 | 11 | 17 | 16 | – | – | 6 | ||
 San Marino | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Serbia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | – | – | 2 | ||
 Serbia and Montenegro | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
 Slovakia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | – | 1 | 5 | ||
| South Korea | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 10 | 6 | 9 | 4 | ||
| Soviet Union | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 8 | 10 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Spain | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | ||
 Sweden | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 2 | – | 4 | – | 2 | – | – | – | – | – | 11 | ||
| Switzerland | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 2 | 2 | 3 | – | – | – | – | 2 | 4 | ||
 Ukraine | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 2 | 5 | – | – | – | – | 1 | 4 | ||
| Unified Team | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 9 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 1 | ||
| United States | – | 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 | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 4 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 6 | – | – | – | – | 5 | |||
 Yugoslavia | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | – | 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 | |
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