• Source: FIBT World Championships 1999

The FIBT World Championships 1999 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Bobsleigh) and Altenberg, Germany (Skeleton). Cortina hosted the championships for the ninth time, previously doing so in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, 1960, 1966, 1981, and 1989 (Bobsleigh). Altenberg hosted the championship event for the third time, doing so previously in 1991 (Bobsleigh) and 1994 (Skeleton).




Two man bobsleigh



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




Four man bobsleigh



The French earned its first ever gold medal at the championships.




Men's skeleton



Shea is the first American to win a world championship since 1959.




Medal table






References


2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
4-Man bobsleigh World Champions
Men's skeleton World Champions

Kata Kunci Pencarian:

• FIBT World Championships 1999
• IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)
• Bobsleigh and Skeleton European Championship
• FIBT World Championships 2008
• FIBT World Championships 2011
• Skeleton (sport)
• FIBT World Championships 2000
• List of world sports championships
• FIBT World Championships 1998
• Eugenio Monti olympic track