The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

, Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

 (Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

) and Altenberg, Germany

Altenberg, Germany

Altenberg is a town in the Sächsische Schweiz-Osterzgebirge district, in the Free State of Saxony, Germany. It is situated in the Ore Mountains, close to the border with the Czech Republic, 15 km northwest of Teplice, and 32 km south of Dresden....

 (Skeleton

Skeleton (sport)

Skeleton is a fast winter sliding sport in which an individual person rides a small sled down a frozen track while lying face down, during which athletes experience forces up to 5g. It originated in St. Moritz, Switzerland as a spin-off from the popular British sport of Cresta Sledding...

). Cortina hosted the championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937

FIBT World Championships 1937

The FIBT World Championships 1937 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931 and 1935.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...

 (Two-man), 1939

FIBT World Championships 1939

The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in 1938, along with hosting the four-man event in 1931, 1935, and 1937. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man...

 (Four-man), 1950

FIBT World Championships 1950

The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 and 1939 .-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1954

FIBT World Championships 1954

The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 , 1939 , and 1950.-Two man bobsleigh:Italy earned their first championship medals since World War II....

, 1960

FIBT World Championships 1960

The FIBT World Championships 1960 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fifth time. The Italian city had hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, and 1954...

, 1966

FIBT World Championships 1966

The FIBT World Championships 1966 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the sixth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, and 1960. The Four-man event was cancelled following the death of West Germany's Toni Pensperger during competition...

, 1981

FIBT World Championships 1981

The FIBT World Championships 1981 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the seventh time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, 1960, and 1966...

, and 1989

FIBT World Championships 1989

The FIBT World Championships 1989 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and St. Moritz, Switzerland . Cortina hosted the championships for the eighth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 , 1939 , 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, and 1981. Meanwhile, St. Moritz hosted a championship event for...

 (Bobsleigh). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1991

FIBT World Championships 1991

The FIBT World Championships 1991 took place in Altenberg, Germany and Igls, Austria . This was Altenberg's first time hosting a championship event. Igls was hosting its third, doing so previously in 1935 and 1963...

 (Bobsleigh) and 1994

FIBT World Championships 1994

The FIBT World Championships 1994 took place in Altenberg, Germany for the second time, having hosted the event previously in 1991 . This was an extraordinary event since skeleton was not included on the program at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, Norway.-Men's skeleton:-Medal...

 (Skeleton).

Two man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Günther Huber Günther Huber Günther Huber is an Italian of German descent bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. He competed in four Winter Olympics and won two medals in the two-man event with one gold and one bronze .Huber also won two medals in the two-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a gold in 1999 and a... , Enrico Costa Enrico Costa Enrico Costa is an Italian bobsledder who competed from 1994 to the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... , Ubaldo Ranzi Ubaldo Ranzi Ubaldo Ranzi is an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1990s and the early 2000s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.-References:*... )
Silver	(Christoph Langen Christoph Langen Christoph Langen is a German bobsledder who competed for the West German and German national team from 1985 to 2005... , Markus Zimmermann Markus Zimmermann Markus Zimmermann is a German former bobsledder who competed from 1984 to 2004. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won four medals with two golds , one silver , and one bronze... )
Bronze	(Bruno Mingeon Bruno Mingeon Bruno Mingeon is a French bobsledder who competed from 1988 to 2006. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998... , Emmanuel Hostache Emmanuel Hostache Emmanuel Hostache was a French bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998... )

Ranzi replaced the injured Costa after the first heat of this event.

Four man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Bruno Mingeon Bruno Mingeon Bruno Mingeon is a French bobsledder who competed from 1988 to 2006. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998... , Emmanuel Hostache Emmanuel Hostache Emmanuel Hostache was a French bobsledder who competed from 1991 to 2000. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998... , Éric Le Chanony Éric Le Chanony Éric Le Chanony is a French former bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998.... , Max Robert Max Robert Max Robert is a French bobsledder who competed during the 1990s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at Nagano in 1998.... )
Silver	(Marcel Rohner, Markus Nüssli Markus Nüssli Markus Nüssli is a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. At the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, he won a silver medal in the four-man event with teammates Marcel Rohner, Markus Wasser and Beat Seitz.... , Beat Hefti Beat Hefti Beat Hefti is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed since the late 1990s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won a total of three bronze medals .... , Silvio Schaufelberger Silvio Schaufelberger Silvio Schaufelberger is a Swiss bobsledder who has competed from the late 1990s to the early 2000s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships.... )
Bronze	(Pierre Lueders Pierre Lueders Pierre Fritz Lueders is a Canadian bobsledder who competed from 1990 to 2010. He piloted both two-man and four-man bobsleigh, retiring after the 2010 Winter Olympics... , Ken Leblanc, Ben Hindle Ben Hindle Ben Hindle is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Hindle won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... , Matt Hindle Matt Hindle Matt Hindle is a Canadian bobsledder who competed in the 1990s. Hindle won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1999 FIBT World Championships in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... )

The French

France

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 earned its first ever gold medal at the championships.

Men's skeleton

Pos	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Shea is the first American

United States

The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...

 to win a world championship since 1959

FIBT World Championships 1959

The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, and 1957....

.

Medal table

1		0	2	1	3
2		1	0	1	2
3		1	0	0	1
4		1	0	0	1
5		0	1	0	1
6		0	0	1	1