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Bobsleigh

Olympic team winter sport

—country of origin
—first recorded
1924Olympic debut
1disciplines & variants
1international bodies

Bobsleigh is a team sport and individual sport, part of sledding. The sport is governed internationally by International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation (IBSF). It has featured at the Olympic Games since 1924 (24 editions). Wikidata lists 1 discipline or variant under it.

Part ofSledding
PractitionersBobsledder
Olympic statusOn the programme · since 1924
Image: Thadius856 (SVG conversion) & Parutakupiu (original image) · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
Bobsleigh
Image: U.S. Navy photo by Journalist 1st Class Preston Keres. · Public domain · Wikimedia Commons
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Disciplines and variants

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Snowtubing
Olympic Games

Olympic history

Editions where Bobsleigh or one of its disciplines was on the programme. Filled boxes mark the sport itself, outlined ones its disciplines; the small number is the count of medal events where recorded.

Winter Games24 editions · since 1924
1924119281193221936219482195221956219601964219682197221976219802198421988219922199421998220023200632010320143201832022420264
Multi-sport events

At other multi-sport games

GamesEditionsFirstLatestYears
Winter Youth Olympic Games4201220242012, 2016, 2020, 2024
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