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 since 1930. Starting with 2002, no World Championships being held in non-Winter Olympic years. 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, was held from 2007 to 2019. In 2020 it was replaced with skeleton mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton. Women's monobob event was included in 2021.
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 | First with all men's bobsleigh events | ||||||
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 | First with all men's bobsleigh and skeleton events | |||||
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 | First with all men's and women's bobsleigh and skeleton events | |||
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 | First combined with World Para Bob Championships | |
2024 | Winterberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||
2025 | Lake Placid, United States | 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 | 22 | 12 | 12 | 46 |
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 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | Latvia | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
9 | Canada | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
10 | France | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Austria | 0 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
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 entries) | 64 | 63 | 63 | 190 |
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 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 46 |
2 | Switzerland | 15 | 14 | 14 | 43 |
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 entries) | 65 | 67 | 63 | 195 |
Two-woman
Debuted: 2000.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 10 | 10 | 7 | 27 |
2 | United States | 4 | 5 | 7 | 16 |
3 | Canada | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
4 | Great Britain | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | Switzerland | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (5 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Women's Monobob
Debuted: 2021
Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze |
---|---|---|---|
2021 Altenberg | Kaillie Humphries (USA) | Stephanie Schneider (GER) | Laura Nolte (GER) |
2023 St. Moritz | Laura Nolte (GER) | Kaillie Humphries (USA) | Lisa Buckwitz (GER) |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
2 | United States | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 15 |
6 | Great Britain | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
7 | Russia | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
8 | United States | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
9 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
11 | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
Totals (12 entries) | 30 | 31 | 30 | 91 |
Women
Debuted: 2000
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 11 | 5 | 4 | 20 |
2 | United States | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
3 | Great Britain | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
4 | Switzerland | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
5 | Canada | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
6 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Russia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
8 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
9 | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (9 entries) | 18 | 18 | 18 | 54 |
Mixed team
Debuted: 2020.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Debuted: 2007
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
IBSF World Championships cumulative medal count
- Updated after the IBSF World Championships 2023.
Bobsleigh
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 52 | 39 | 32 | 123 |
2 | Switzerland | 32 | 27 | 30 | 89 |
3 | Italy | 18 | 18 | 6 | 42 |
4 | United States | 12 | 14 | 23 | 49 |
5 | West Germany | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
6 | East Germany | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
7 | Canada | 5 | 9 | 7 | 21 |
8 | Great Britain | 5 | 4 | 3 | 12 |
9 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
10 | Austria | 1 | 6 | 8 | 15 |
11 | Latvia | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
12 | Russia | 1 | 3 | 2 | 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 entries) | 149 | 150 | 146 | 445 |
Skeleton
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 18 | 11 | 10 | 39 |
2 | Switzerland | 7 | 7 | 4 | 18 |
3 | Canada | 6 | 6 | 7 | 19 |
4 | Latvia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 8 |
5 | Austria | 5 | 8 | 7 | 20 |
6 | Great Britain | 4 | 4 | 3 | 11 |
7 | United States | 3 | 6 | 9 | 18 |
8 | Russia | 1 | 5 | 4 | 10 |
9 | New Zealand | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
10 | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
12 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
13 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (13 entries) | 51 | 52 | 51 | 154 |
Mixed team (bobsleigh and skeleton)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 8 | 5 | 1 | 14 |
2 | United States | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
3 | Canada | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 |
4 | Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
5 | Austria | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
6 | International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (6 entries) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 30 |
Overall
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Germany | 78 | 55 | 43 | 176 |
2 | Switzerland | 39 | 35 | 35 | 109 |
3 | Italy | 18 | 19 | 7 | 44 |
4 | United States | 17 | 21 | 35 | 73 |
5 | Canada | 11 | 17 | 18 | 46 |
6 | West Germany | 10 | 13 | 12 | 35 |
7 | Great Britain | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
8 | East Germany | 8 | 9 | 8 | 25 |
9 | Latvia | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 |
10 | Austria | 6 | 15 | 15 | 36 |
11 | Russia | 2 | 8 | 6 | 16 |
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 | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
South Korea | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
19 | Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
20 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Sweden | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |
22 | International | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Spain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (23 entries) | 210 | 212 | 207 | 629 |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type. "Position" denotes position of bobsledder in a crew (P – bobsledder won all own medals as a pilot; B – bobsledder won all own medals as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher; B/P – bobsledder won own medals firstly as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher and then as a pilot).
Men's bobsleigh
Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Francesco Friedrich | Germany | 2011 | 2023 | 14 | 3 | – | 17 | P |
2 | Thorsten Margis | Germany | 2015 | 2023 | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | B |
Eugenio Monti | Italy | 1957 | 1966 | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | P | |
4 | André Lange | Germany | 2000 | 2009 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | P |
5 | Christoph Langen | Germany | 1991 | 2004 | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | B/P |
6 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 2003 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 15 | B |
7 | Erich Schärer | Switzerland | 1971 | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | B/P |
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 | Position |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Sandra Kiriasis (Prokoff) | Germany | 2003 | 2013 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | P |
2 | Kaillie Humphries | Canada United States | 2008 | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | P |
3 | Elana Meyers Taylor | United States | 2009 | 2017 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | B/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 | Christopher Grotheer | Germany | 2015 | 2023 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
3 | Gregor Stähli | Switzerland | 1990 | 2009 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
4 | Axel Jungk | Germany | 2015 | 2020 | 3 | 2 | – | 5 |
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 Bobsleigh Federation of Russia | 2009 | 2021 | 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 | 2021 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 |
2 | Marion Thees (Trott) | Germany | 2009 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 |
3 | Jacqueline Lölling | Germany | 2015 | 2021 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 8 |
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 | Susanne Kreher | Germany | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | – | – | 2 |
9 | Michelle Kelly | Canada | 2003 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
10 | Lizzy Yarnold | Great Britain | 2012 | 2017 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |