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FIBT World Championships 1993

The FIBT World Championships 1993 took place in Igls, Austria (Bobsleigh) and La Plagne, France (Skeleton). This was Igls's fourth time hosting the championships, doing so previously in 1935 (Two-man) and 1963, and 1991 (Skeleton). Meanwhile, La Plagne was hosting its first championship event.

Selection issue

Igls was not the first choice for the bobsleigh part of the championships. In 1989, Cervinia, Italy was chosen over Winterberg, Germany (then in West Germany), but Cervinia later withdrew and Igls was awarded as a substitute.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold Germany (Christoph Langen, Peer Joechel)
Silver Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin)
Bronze Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, René Hannemann)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold Switzerland (Gustav Weder, Donat Acklin, Kurt Meier, Domenico Semeraro)
Silver Austria (Hubert Schösser, Harald Winkler, Gerhard Redl, Gerhard Haidacher)
Bronze United States (Brian Shimer, Bryan Leturgez, Karlos Kirby, Randy Jones)

The United States earned their first championship medal since 1969.

Men's skeleton

Pos Athlete Time
Gold Andi Schmid (AUT)
Silver Franz Plangger (AUT)
Bronze Gregor Stähli (SUI)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)1203
2 Switzerland (SUI)1113
3 Germany (GER)1012
4 United States (USA)0011
Totals (4 nations)3339

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