The 2020 IBSF World Championships were held in Altenberg, Germany from 21 February to 1 March 2020.[1]
| IBSF World Championships 2020 | |
|---|---|
| Venue | Altenberg bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track |
| Location | Altenberg, Germany |
| Dates | 21 February – 1 March |
This World Championships saw the introduction of a skeleton mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton. This was also the first World Championship, since its introduction at the 2007 championships, without the mixed-sleds mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh.
Schedule
editSix events were held.[2]
All times are local (UTC+1).
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Medal summary
editMedal table
edit* Host nation (Germany)
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany* | 5 | 4 | 2 | 11 |
| 2 |  United States | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  Canada | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Switzerland | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
 Latvia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 6 | 6 | 6 | 18 | |
Bobsleigh
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two-man[3] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Thorsten Margis |
3:40.44 | Germany Johannes Lochner Christopher Weber |
3:42.09 | Latvia Oskars Ķibermanis Matīss Miknis |
3:42.23 |
| Four-man[4] |
Germany Francesco Friedrich Candy Bauer Martin Grothkopp Alexander Schüller |
3:36.09 | Germany Johannes Lochner Florian Bauer Christopher Weber Christian Rasp |
3:36.14 | Germany Nico Walther Paul Krenz Joshua Bluhm Eric Franke |
3:36.32 |
| Two-woman[5] |
United States Kaillie Humphries Lauren Gibbs |
3:45.49 | Germany Kim Kalicki Kira Lipperheide |
3:45.86 | Canada Christine de Bruin Kristen Bujnowski |
3:46.55 |
Skeleton
edit| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men[6] |
Christopher Grotheer Germany |
3:44.81 | Axel Jungk Germany |
3:44.83 | Alexander Gassner Germany |
3:44.86 |
| Women[7] |
Tina Hermann Germany |
3:54.52 | Marina Gilardoni Switzerland |
3:54.74 | Janine Flock Austria |
3:55.43 |
| Skeleton mixed team[8] |
Germany Jacqueline Lölling Alexander Gassner |
1:55.39 | Canada Jane Channell Dave Greszczyszyn |
1:55.40 | Italy Valentina Margaglio Mattia Gaspari |
1:55.82 |
References
edit- ^ "Bob- und Skeleton-WM 2020 in Altenberg". focus.de. 12 June 2016.
- ^ Schedule
- ^ "Two-man results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 February 2020. Retrieved 23 February 2020.
- ^ "Four-man results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 1 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
- ^ "Two-woman results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 22 February 2020. Retrieved 22 February 2020.
- ^ "Men's skeleton results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 28 February 2020.
- ^ "Women's skeleton results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 February 2020. Retrieved 29 February 2020.
- ^ "Skeleton mixed team results" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 17 March 2020. Retrieved 1 March 2020.
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