Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics | |||||
Facts - Men's Four-man - Lake Placid 1980 | |||||
Venue: Mt. van Hoevenberg | |||||
Participants: 17 teams participated in the event. | |||||
Schedule: The final took place on Sunday, February 24, 1980. |
Format: The bobsleigh teams consisted of a pilot, a brakeman and two crewmen. The pilot steers the sled on an ice track through twisting, high-speed turns. The competition was held over two days and consisted of four runs for each bobsleigh - two each day. The team with the fastest total time for the four runs was the winner of the Olympic gold medals.
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This information about Men's Four-man - Bobsleigh at the 1980 Winter Olympics in Lake Placid is based on the official Olympic reports and the Olympian Database | |||||
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