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FIBT World Championships 1983

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1983 World Championships
LocationLake Placid, New York

The FIBT World Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the sixth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, and 1978.

Two man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  Switzerland (Ralph Pichler, Urs Leuthold)
Silver  Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Max Rüegg)
Bronze  East Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer)

Four man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  Switzerland (Ekkehard Fasser, Hans Märcy, Kurt Poletti, Rolf Strittmatter)
Silver  West Germany (Klaus Kopp, Gerhard Öchsle, Günther Neuberger, Hans-Joachim Schumacher)
Bronze  East Germany (Detlef Richter, Henry Gerlach, Thomas Forch, Dietmar Jerke)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland (SUI)2103
2 West Germany (FRG)0101
3 East Germany (GDR)0022
Totals (3 entries)2226


References

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