IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)
The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947. Men's skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh debuted in 2007.
Host cities
Year | Host city/cities | Men's bobsleigh | Women's bobsleigh | Skeleton | Mixed team | Notes | ||||
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Two man | Four man | Monobob | Two woman | Men's | Women's | Mixed team | ||||
1930 | Caux-sur-Montreux, Switzerland | X | First Bobsleigh World Championships (Four-man event only) | |||||||
1931 | Oberhof, Germany | X | First with Two-man event | |||||||
St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | |||||||||
1933 | Schreiberhau, Germany | X | ||||||||
1934 | Engelberg, Switzerland | X | ||||||||
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | X | |||||||||
1935 | Igls, Austria | X | ||||||||
St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | |||||||||
1937 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | ||||||||
St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | |||||||||
1938 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||
Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | X | |||||||||
1939 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | |||||||||
1940–1946: No competition due to Second World War | ||||||||||
1947 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1949 | Lake Placid, New York, United States | X | X | |||||||
1950 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1951 | Alpe d'Huez, France | X | X | |||||||
1953 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | X | X | |||||||
1954 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1955 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1957 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1958 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | X | X | |||||||
1959 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1960 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | Extraordinary event since bobsleigh was not included in the 1960 Winter Olympics | ||||||
1961 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||
1962 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | X | X | |||||||
1963 | Igls, Austria | X | X | |||||||
1965 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1966 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | Four-man abandoned when Toni Pensperger was killed during competition | |||||||
1967 | Alpe d'Huez, France | X | Four-man abandoned to high temperatures on track caused ice to melt | |||||||
1969 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||
1970 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1971 | Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1973 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||
1974 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1975 | Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1977 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1978 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||
1979 | Königssee, West Germany | X | X | |||||||
1981 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1982 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | First with skeleton event (men's only) | |||||
1983 | Lake Placid, New York | X | X | |||||||
1985 | Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||
1986 | Königssee, West Germany | X | X | |||||||
1987 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
1989 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||
St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | |||||||||
1990 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
Königssee, West Germany | X | |||||||||
1991 | Altenberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||
Igls, Austria | X | |||||||||
1992 | Calgary, Alberta, Canada | X | ||||||||
1993 | Igls, Austria | X | X | Bobsleigh event was originally awarded to Cervinia, Italy | ||||||
La Plagne, France | X | |||||||||
1994 | Altenberg, Germany | X | ||||||||
1995 | Winterberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||
Lillehammer, Norway | X | |||||||||
1996 | Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | ||||||
1997 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
Lake Placid, United States | X | |||||||||
1998 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||
1999 | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||
Altenberg, Germany | X | |||||||||
2000 | Altenberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||
Winterberg, Germany | X | First with Two-woman bobsleigh event | ||||||||
Igls, Austria | X | X | First with women's skeleton event | |||||||
2001 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||
Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | |||||||
2003 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||
Winterberg, Germany | X | |||||||||
Nagano, Japan | X | X | ||||||||
2004 | Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
2005 | Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
2007 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with Mixed team event (bobsleigh and skeleton) | ||
2008 | Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2009 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2011 | Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||
2012 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2013 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2015 | Winterberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2016 | Igls, Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2017 | Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Sochi, Russia | ||
2019 | Whistler, Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
2020 | Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with skeleton's mixed team event | ||
2021 | Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with women's monobob. Originally awarded to Lake Placid, United States | |
2023 | St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X |
Bobsleigh
Four-man
Debuted: 1930.
- 1933 FIBT World Championship event was not held.
- The 1966 FIBT World Championship event in Cortina d'Ampezzo was abandoned following the death of Toni Pensperger of West Germany during competition. A posthumous gold medal was given to Pensperger, Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, and Roland Ebert.
- The 1967 FIBT World Championship event in Alpe d'Huez was cancelled to insufficient conditions of the track caused by high temperatures.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 20 | 12 | 11 | 43 |
2 | Switzerland | 16 | 13 | 15 | 44 |
3 | West Germany | 6 | 7 | 7 | 20 |
4 | United States | 6 | 4 | 9 | 19 |
5 | Italy | 5 | 7 | 1 | 13 |
6 | East Germany | 4 | 5 | 3 | 12 |
7 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
8 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
9 | Latvia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
10 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Austria | 0 | 4 | 5 | 9 |
12 | Russia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
13 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
15 | Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Totals (15 nations) | 62 | 60 | 62 | 184 |
Two-man
Debuted: 1931.
- Ohlwärter replaced the injured Schumann after the third heat of the 1979 event.
- Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of the 1999 event.
- Herzog replaced the injured Streltsov after the third heat of the 2007 event.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 17 | 14 | 10 | 41 |
2 | Switzerland | 15 | 14 | 13 | 42 |
3 | Italy | 13 | 11 | 5 | 29 |
4 | West Germany | 4 | 6 | 5 | 15 |
5 | East Germany | 4 | 4 | 5 | 13 |
6 | Canada | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
7 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
Romania | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | |
9 | United States | 1 | 4 | 7 | 12 |
10 | Austria | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
11 | Belgium | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |
13 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
14 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
15 | France | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
17 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (17 nations) | 63 | 65 | 61 | 189 |
Two-woman
Debuted: 2000.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
2 | United States | 3 | 5 | 6 | 14 |
3 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (5 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Skeleton
Men
Debuted: 1982
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
2 | Austria | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 |
3 | Switzerland | 5 | 5 | 4 | 14 |
4 | Canada | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
5 | Germany | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 |
6 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
7 | United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
8 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
9 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (10 nations) | 28 | 29 | 28 | 85 |
Women
Debuted: 2000
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 9 | 4 | 4 | 17 |
2 | United States | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
6 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 16 | 16 | 16 | 48 |
Mixed team
Debuted: 2020.
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2020 Altenberg | Germany Jacqueline Lölling Alexander Gassner |
Canada Jane Channell Dave Greszczyszyn |
Italy Valentina Margaglio Mattia Gaspari |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
2 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
3 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 nations) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Debuted: 2007
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
IBSF World Championships cumulative medal count
- Updated after the IBSF World Championships 2020.
Bobsleigh
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 46 | 34 | 27 | 107 |
2 | Switzerland | 32 | 27 | 29 | 88 |
3 | Italy | 18 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
4 | United States | 10 | 13 | 22 | 45 |
5 | West Germany | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
6 | East Germany | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
7 | Canada | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
8 | Great Britain | 5 | 3 | 3 | 11 |
9 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Austria | 1 | 5 | 8 | 14 |
11 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
12 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
13 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
14 | France | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
15 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
16 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
18 | Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (18 nations) | 141 | 141 | 139 | 421 |
Skeleton
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 13 | 9 | 9 | 31 |
2 | Switzerland | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
3 | Canada | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 |
4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
5 | Austria | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
6 | United States | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
7 | Great Britain | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
8 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
9 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
11 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (11 nations) | 45 | 46 | 45 | 136 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 |
4 | Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
6 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (7 nations) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Overall
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 67 | 48 | 36 | 151 |
2 | Switzerland | 39 | 35 | 34 | 108 |
3 | Italy | 18 | 18 | 7 | 43 |
4 | United States | 15 | 20 | 34 | 69 |
5 | Canada | 11 | 17 | 16 | 44 |
6 | West Germany | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
7 | East Germany | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
8 | Great Britain | 8 | 6 | 5 | 19 |
9 | Latvia | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
10 | Austria | 6 | 13 | 16 | 35 |
11 | Russia | 2 | 9 | 7 | 18 |
12 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
13 | Belgium | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
14 | France | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 |
15 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
16 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
17 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
18 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
20 | International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (21 nations) | 196 | 197 | 194 | 587 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men's bobsleigh
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Francesco Friedrich | Germany | 2011 | 2020 | 11 | 2 | – | 13 | P |
2 | Eugenio Monti | Italy | 1957 | 1966 | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | P |
3 | André Lange | Germany | 2000 | 2009 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | P |
4 | Christoph Langen | Germany | 1991 | 2004 | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | B/P |
5 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 2003 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | B |
6 | Erich Schärer | Switzerland | 1971 | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | B/P |
7 | Thorsten Margis | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 7 | 1 | – | 8 | B |
8 | Fritz Feierabend | Switzerland | 1935 | 1955 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | B/P |
9 | Wolfgang Hoppe | East Germany Germany | 1983 | 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | P |
10 | Renzo Alverà | Italy | 1957 | 1961 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | B |
Women's bobsleigh
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Status |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany | 2003 | 2013 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | P |
2 | Elana Meyers Taylor | United States | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | B/P |
3 | Kaillie Humphries | Canada United States | 2008 | 2020 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 10 | P |
4 | Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel | Germany | 2004 | 2016 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | B/P |
5 | Romy Logsch | Germany | 2007 | 2011 | 3 | – | – | 3 | B |
6 | Cathleen Martini | Germany | 2003 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | P |
7 | Franziska Bertels | Germany | 2013 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B |
8 | Annika Drazek | Germany | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B |
Berit Wiacker | Germany | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B | |
10 | Susi Erdmann | Germany | 2001 | 2004 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | P |
Men's skeleton
Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Martins Dukurs | Latvia | 2011 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 |
2 | Gregor Stähli | Switzerland | 1990 | 2009 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
3 | Axel Jungk | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
4 | Christopher Grotheer | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 2 | 2 | – | 4 |
5 | Jeff Pain | Canada | 2001 | 2005 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
6 | Ryan Davenport | Canada | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
7 | Frank Rommel | Germany | 2008 | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 |
Aleksandr Tretyakov | Russia | 2009 | 2016 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | |
9 | Andi Schmid | Austria | 1990 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
10 | Christian Auer | Austria | 1989 | 1996 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
Women's skeleton
Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Tina Hermann | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
2 | Marion Thees (Trott) | Germany | 2009 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
3 | Jacqueline Lölling | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
4 | Noelle Pikus-Pace | United States | 2005 | 2013 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 |
Anja Selbach (Huber) | Germany | 2008 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |
6 | Maya Pedersen | Switzerland | 2001 | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
7 | Katie Uhlaender | United States | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
8 | Michelle Kelly | Canada | 2003 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | Lizzy Yarnold | Great Britain | 2012 | 2017 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
10 | Sophia Griebel | Germany | 2019 | 2019 | 1 | – | 1 | 2 |