International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation
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| Founded | 1923 |
| Place of foundation | Paris |
| president | Ivo Ferriani |
| Members | 64 |
| Association headquarters | Lausanne |
| Official languages) | English and German |
| Homepage | www.ibsf.org |
The International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation ( english International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation , abbr. IBSF is), the World Association of all Bobsportler and Skeleton riders and their national associations.
history
The association was founded on November 23, 1923 as the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing ( FIBT ) in Paris and initially only united the international bobsleigh sport. In 1927 , sled racing - also known as luge or tobogganing - and skeleton sports were added as a separate section. However, the tobogganers separated from the FIBT in 1957 and founded their own association, the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (FIL) . The skeleton riders stayed in the FIBT. In many regional associations, there is no such separation between bobsleigh, skeleton and sled racing. In Germany, bobsleigh and sled athletes have been united under different names in today's Bobsleigh and Sled Association for Germany (BSD) since 1911 .
The association is responsible for the rules in bobsleigh and skeleton, for youth and junior sports as well as for the implementation of international events such as the World Championships, the World Cup, the European Championships, the European Cup, the North American Cup and the Olympic competitions.
In 2015 it was officially renamed the International Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation. French was also deleted as a language. Instead, the association now communicates and negotiates in German in addition to English.
IBSF events
- Bobsleigh at the Olympic Games
- Bobsleigh World Championship
- European bobsleigh championship
- Junior Bobsleigh World Championship
- Skeleton sport at Winter Olympics
- Skeleton World Championship
- European skeleton championship
- Junior Skeleton World Championship
President
- 1923–1960 Renaud de la Frégeolière
- 1960–1980 Amilcare Rotta
- 1980–1994 Klaus Kotter
- 1994-2010 Robert H. Storey
- since 2010 Ivo Ferriani
Board
- President: Ivo Ferriani (Italy)
- Vice President for Finance: Andreas Trautvetter (Germany)
- Vice President for Sports: Darrin Steele (USA)
- Vice President for International Affairs: Adam Pengilly (UK)
- Vice President for Communication: Georgy Bedzhamov (Russia)
- Vice President Marketing and Events: David Tomatis (Monaco)
- Vice President Legal: Ben Sandford (New Zealand)
- Representative of the athletes' council: Peter van Wees (Netherlands)
- Secretary General (not entitled to vote): Heike Großeswang (Germany)
Status: November 2015
Regional associations
Status: November 2015
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Bob: Altenberg loses race for the Bobsleigh World Cup 2019. In: Focus Online . June 2, 2015, accessed June 10, 2015 .
- ^ Executive Committee. IBSF, accessed November 28, 2015 .
- ^ National Federations. IBSF, accessed November 28, 2015 .