Bobsleigh — Four, Men (discontinued)

Times held 19
Total participants 1263
Total countries 47

Participants

Year Event Status Participants NOCs
1932 Four, Men Olympic 28 5
1936 Four, Men Olympic 72 10
1948 Four, Men Olympic 60 9
1952 Four, Men Olympic 60 9
1956 Four, Men Olympic 86 12
1964 Four, Men Olympic 75 11
1968 Four, Men Olympic 76 11
1972 Four, Men Olympic 72 11
1976 Four, Men Olympic 85 12
1980 Four, Men Olympic 68 10
1984 Four, Men Olympic 96 15
1988 Four, Men Olympic 104 17
1992 Four, Men Olympic 124 20
1994 Four, Men Olympic 121 21
1998 Four, Men Olympic 128 25
2002 Four, Men Olympic 135 26
2006 Four, Men Olympic 101 18
2010 Four, Men Olympic 101 17
2014 Four, Men Olympic 124 19

Medal winners

Year Gold Silver Bronze
1932 United States 1USA United States 2USA Germany 1GER
1936 Switzerland 2SUI Switzerland 1SUI Great BritainGBR
1948 United States 2USA BelgiumBEL United States 1USA
1952 Unified Team of GermanyGER United States 1USA Switzerland 1SUI
1956 Switzerland 1SUI Italy 2ITA United States 1USA
1964 Canada 1CAN Austria 1AUT Italy 2ITA
1968 Italy 1ITA Austria 1AUT Switzerland 1SUI
1972 Switzerland 1SUI Italy 1ITA West Germany 1FRG
1976 East Germany 1GDR Switzerland 2SUI West Germany 1FRG
1980 East Germany 1GDR Switzerland 1SUI East Germany 2GDR
1984 East Germany 1GDR East Germany 2GDR Switzerland 1SUI
1988 Switzerland 1SUI East Germany 1GDR Soviet Union 2URS
1992 Austria 1AUT Germany 1GER Switzerland 1SUI
1994 Germany 2GER Switzerland 1SUI Germany 1GER
1998 Germany 2GER Switzerland 1SUI France
Great Britain
FRA
GBR
2002 Germany 2GER United States 1USA United States 2USA
2006 Germany 1GER Russian Federation 1RUS Switzerland 1SUI
2010 United States 1USA Germany 1GER Canada 1CAN
2014 Latvia 1LAT United States 1USA Great Britain 1GBR

Medals by country

NOC Gold Silver Bronze Total
Germany GER 5 2 2 9
Switzerland SUI 4 5 5 14
United States USA 3 4 3 10
East Germany GDR 3 2 1 6
Italy ITA 1 2 1 4
Austria AUT 1 2 0 3
Canada CAN 1 0 1 2
Latvia LAT 1 0 0 1
Belgium BEL 0 1 0 1
Russian Federation RUS 0 1 0 1
Great Britain GBR 0 0 3 3
West Germany FRG 0 0 2 2
France FRA 0 0 1 1
Soviet Union URS 0 0 1 1

Top medallists

Athlete Nat Gold Silver Bronze Total
André Lange GER 2 1 0 3
Kevin Kuske GER 2 1 0 3
Bernhard Germeshausen GDR 2 0 0 2
Olaf Hampel GER
FRG
2 0 0 2
Meinhard Nehmer GDR 2 0 0 2

Best performance by country

Olympic and Intercalated results only.
Country Games Athlete/Team Placement
Argentina ARG 1952 Winter Olympics Argentina 8 See all
Australia AUS 1994 Winter Olympics Australia 20 See all
2014 Winter Olympics Australia 20
Austria AUT 1992 Winter Olympics Austria 1 1 Gold See all
Belgium BEL 1948 Winter Olympics Belgium 2 Silver See all
Bosnia and Herzegovina BIH 1998 Winter Olympics Bosnia and Herzegovina 25 See all
Brazil BRA 2006 Winter Olympics Brazil 25 See all
Bulgaria BUL 1992 Winter Olympics Bulgaria =22 See all
Canada CAN 1964 Winter Olympics Canada 1 1 Gold See all
Chinese Taipei TPE 1984 Winter Olympics Chinese Taipei 22 See all
1988 Winter Olympics Chinese Taipei 22
Croatia CRO 2010 Winter Olympics Croatia 20 See all
Czechia CZE 1994 Winter Olympics Czech Republic 10 See all
Czechoslovakia TCH 1936 Winter Olympics Czechoslovakia 2 12 See all
East Germany GDR 1976 Winter Olympics East Germany 1 1 Gold See all
1980 Winter Olympics East Germany 1 1 Gold
1984 Winter Olympics East Germany 1 1 Gold
France FRA 1998 Winter Olympics France =3 Bronze See all
Germany GER 1952 Winter Olympics Unified Team of Germany 1 Gold See all
1994 Winter Olympics Germany 2 1 Gold
1998 Winter Olympics Germany 2 1 Gold
2002 Winter Olympics Germany 2 1 Gold
2006 Winter Olympics Germany 1 1 Gold
Great Britain GBR 1936 Winter Olympics Great Britain 3 Bronze See all
1998 Winter Olympics Great Britain =3 Bronze
2014 Winter Olympics Great Britain 1 3 Bronze
Greece GRE 1998 Winter Olympics Greece 31 See all
Hungary HUN 2002 Winter Olympics Hungary 23 See all
Ireland IRL 1998 Winter Olympics Ireland 30 See all
Italy ITA 1968 Winter Olympics Italy 1 1 Gold See all
Jamaica JAM 1994 Winter Olympics Jamaica 14 See all
Japan JPN 1972 Winter Olympics Japan 1 12 See all
Latvia LAT 2014 Winter Olympics Latvia 1 1 Gold See all
Mexico MEX 1992 Winter Olympics Mexico 28 See all
Monaco MON 1994 Winter Olympics Monaco 26 See all
Netherlands NED 2014 Winter Olympics Netherlands 9 See all
New Zealand NZL 1988 Winter Olympics New Zealand 21 See all
Norway NOR 1948 Winter Olympics Norway 1 5 See all
Poland POL 2010 Winter Olympics Poland 14 See all
Portugal POR 1988 Winter Olympics Portugal 25 See all
Puerto Rico PUR 1994 Winter Olympics Puerto Rico 25 See all
Republic of Korea KOR 2014 Winter Olympics Republic of Korea 1 18 See all
Romania ROU 1968 Winter Olympics Romania 4 See all
Russian Federation RUS 2006 Winter Olympics Russian Federation 1 2 Silver See all
Serbia SRB 2010 Winter Olympics Serbia 18 See all
Serbia and Montenegro SCG 2002 Winter Olympics Yugoslavia 25 See all
Slovakia SVK 2006 Winter Olympics Slovakia 20 See all
Soviet Union URS 1988 Winter Olympics Soviet Union 2 3 Bronze See all
Spain ESP 1956 Winter Olympics Spain 9 See all
Sweden SWE 1952 Winter Olympics Sweden 1 6 See all
Switzerland SUI 1936 Winter Olympics Switzerland 2 1 Gold See all
1956 Winter Olympics Switzerland 1 1 Gold
1972 Winter Olympics Switzerland 1 1 Gold
1988 Winter Olympics Switzerland 1 1 Gold
Ukraine UKR 2002 Winter Olympics Ukraine 22 See all
Unified Team EUN 1992 Winter Olympics Unified Team 1 19 See all
United States USA 1932 Winter Olympics United States 1 1 Gold See all
1948 Winter Olympics United States 2 1 Gold
2010 Winter Olympics United States 1 1 Gold
United States Virgin Islands ISV 1994 Winter Olympics United States Virgin Islands 28 See all
West Germany FRG 1972 Winter Olympics West Germany 1 3 Bronze See all
1976 Winter Olympics West Germany 1 3 Bronze
Yugoslavia YUG 1984 Winter Olympics Yugoslavia 1 19 See all