1999 World Bobsleigh Championship
The 48th Bobsleigh World Championship took place in 1999 on the Pista olimpica di bob in Cortina d'Ampezzo in Italy . The World Cup was held for the ninth time in Cortina d'Ampezzo.
Men
Two-man bobsleigh
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 | ITA |
Günther Huber Enrico Costa Ubaldo Ranzi |
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2 | GER |
Christoph Langen Markus Zimmermann |
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3 | FRA |
Bruno Mingeon Emmanuel Hostache |
Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first run.
Four-man bobsleigh
space | country | athlete | time |
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1 | FRA |
Bruno Mingeon Emmanuel Hostache Éric Le Chanony Max Robert |
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2 | SUI |
Marcel Rohner Markus Nüssli Beat Hefti Silvio Schaufelberger |
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3 | CAN |
Pierre Lueders Ken Leblanc Ben Hindle Matt Hindle |
France won its first gold medal at a world bobsleigh championship.
Medal table
space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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1 | France | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
2 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Canada | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |