| European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships | |
|---|---|
| Status | active |
| Genre | sports event |
| Date(s) | January–March |
| Frequency | annual |
| Inaugurated | 1929 |
| Organised by | IBSF |
The European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships are the main bobsleigh and skeleton championships in Europe. The first bobsleigh European Championships with two-man event was held in 1929 in Davos, Switzerland. However, as Bobsleigh World Championships started to be held on an annual basis since following year, European Championships didn't resumed until 1965. A four-man event was included in 1967 when first combined championship occurred. The men's European Skeleton Championships were held separately in 1981–1988 before resuming in 2003 when women's skeleton event was added as well. In 2004 the first women's European Bobsleigh Championship was held with two-woman event. The following year both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the European Championships. Since then, all bobsleigh and skeleton events are usually competes at the same time and venue (with few exceptions). Women's monobob event was included in 2022.
Starting from 1985, IBSF European Championships are being held on annual basis within a preselected World Cup stages in the so-called race-in-race mode (with few exceptions when European Championships were held separately). The results of non-European athletes at these World Cup stages are not counted for European Championships standings.
Bobsleigh
Two-man
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- ↑ Förster replaced the injured Querner after the first heat of the 1988 event.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 18 | 19 | 16 | 53 |
| 2 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Switzerland | 16 | 15 | 17 | 48 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 6 | 9 | 3 | 18 |
| 4 | West Germany | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 5 |  Austria | 4 | 1 | 2 | 7 |
| 6 |  Italy | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 8 |  Russia | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Latvia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 10 |  Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 12 |  Romania | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 |  Great Britain | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 14 |  France | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (14 entries) | 57 | 57 | 57 | 171 | |
Four-man
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 20 | 16 | 20 | 56 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 13 | 10 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4 | 3 | 3 | 10 |
| 4 | Latvia | 4 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 5 | East Germany | 3 | 9 | 3 | 15 |
| 6 | Austria | 3 | 7 | 7 | 17 |
| 7 | Russia | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Romania | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Italy | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 10 | Great Britain | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 11 | France | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 12 |  Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 55 | 56 | 55 | 166 | |
Two-woman
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 18 | 14 | 10 | 42 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 3 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 5 | .svg.png.webp){kind=small} Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 7 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | |
| 9 | Great Britain | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 20 | 20 | 21 | 61 | |
Women's Monobob
| Location | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | St. Moritz |
Mariama Jamanka (GER) |
Laura Nolte (GER) |
Nadezhda Sergeeva (RUS) |
| 2023 | Altenberg |
Laura Nolte (GER) |
Andreea Grecu (ROU) |
Kim Kalicki (GER) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Romania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Skeleton
Men's individual
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 6 | 2 | 5 | 13 |
| 3 | Austria | 4 | 8 | 3 | 15 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 5 | Russia | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 |
| 6 | Germany | 1 | 7 | 10 | 18 |
| 7 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (8 entries) | 30 | 28 | 29 | 87 | |
Women's individual
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 9 | 9 | 9 | 27 |
| 2 | Russia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 7 |
| 3 | Austria | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Great Britain | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 5 | Switzerland | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 7 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (7 entries) | 21 | 21 | 22 | 64 | |
European Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships cumulative medal count
- Updated after Day 1 of the IBSF European Championships 2024
Bobsleigh
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 58 | 50 | 47 | 155 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 30 | 27 | 33 | 90 |
| 3 | East Germany | 9 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 4 | West Germany | 8 | 7 | 9 | 24 |
| 5 | Austria | 7 | 8 | 12 | 27 |
| 6 | Russia | 5 | 4 | 5 | 14 |
| 7 | Latvia | 5 | 3 | 4 | 12 |
| 8 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 |
| 9 | Romania | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 10 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 11 | Great Britain | 1 | 3 | 4 | 8 |
| 12 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 134 | 135 | 135 | 404 | |
Skeleton
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Latvia | 13 | 5 | 3 | 21 |
| 2 | Germany | 10 | 16 | 19 | 45 |
| 3 | Austria | 7 | 12 | 7 | 26 |
| 4 | Switzerland | 7 | 5 | 9 | 21 |
| 5 | Great Britain | 7 | 3 | 5 | 15 |
| 6 | Russia | 6 | 7 | 5 | 18 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 8 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 9 | Italy | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (9 entries) | 51 | 49 | 51 | 151 | |
Overall
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 68 | 66 | 66 | 200 |
| 2 | Switzerland | 37 | 32 | 42 | 111 |
| 3 | Latvia | 18 | 8 | 7 | 33 |
| 4 | Austria | 14 | 20 | 19 | 53 |
| 5 | Russia | 11 | 11 | 10 | 32 |
| 6 | East Germany | 9 | 18 | 6 | 33 |
| 7 | West Germany | 8 | 8 | 9 | 25 |
| 8 | Great Britain | 8 | 6 | 9 | 23 |
| 9 | Italy | 4 | 4 | 9 | 17 |
| 10 | Romania | 2 | 6 | 2 | 10 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| 12 | Netherlands | 2 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| 13 | France | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14 | Czech Republic | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 15 | Belgium | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Spain | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| Totals (16 entries) | 185 | 184 | 186 | 555 | |
Most successful athletes (by number of victories)
Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type. "Position" denotes position of bobsledder in a crew (P – bobsledder won all own medals as a pilot; B – bobsledder won all own medals as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher; B/P – bobsledder won own medals firstly as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher and then as a pilot).
Men's Bobsleigh
| Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | André Lange | Germany | 2000 | 2010 | 8 | 7 | 4 | 19 | P |
| 2 | Francesco Friedrich | Germany | 2013 | 2024 | 8 | 5 | 4 | 17 | P |
| 3 | Christoph Langen | Germany | 1992 | 2004 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | P |
| 4 | Martin Putze | Germany | 2005 | 2016 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 10 | B |
| 5 | Gustav Weder | Switzerland | 1987 | 1994 | 7 | – | 3 | 10 | P |
| 6 | Kevin Kuske | Germany | 2002 | 2017 | 6 | 9 | 7 | 22 | B |
| 7 | Beat Hefti | Switzerland | 1999 | 2016 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 16 | B/P |
| 8 | Johannes Lochner | Germany | 2017 | 2024 | 5 | 5 | 1 | 11 | P |
| 9 | Thorsten Margis | Germany | 2014 | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 10 | B |
| 10 | Peter Utzschneider | West Germany | 1967 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | B |
| Wolfgang Zimmerer | West Germany | 1967 | 1976 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 10 | P |
Women's Bobsleigh
| Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sandra Kiriasis | Germany | 2005 | 2014 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | P |
| 2 | Cathleen Martini | Germany | 2004 | 2015 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 9 | P |
| 3 | Annika Drazek | Germany | 2016 | 2019 | 4 | – | – | 4 | B |
| 4 | Anja Schneiderheinze-Stöckel | Germany | 2005 | 2016 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | B/P |
| 5 | Mariama Jamanka | Germany | 2017 | 2022 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | P |
| 6 | Laura Nolte | Germany | 2021 | 2023 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | P |
| 7 | Berit Wiacker | Germany | 2008 | 2011 | 3 | – | – | 3 | B |
| 8 | Janine Tischer | Germany | 2005 | 2012 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | B |
| 9 | Franziska Bertels | Germany | 2013 | 2015 | 2 | – | – | 2 | B |
| Romy Logsch | Germany | 2007 | 2010 | 2 | – | – | 2 | B |
Men's Skeleton
| Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Martins Dukurs | Latvia | 2010 | 2022 | 12 | 1 | – | 13 |
| 2 | Kristan Bromley | Great Britain | 2004 | 2009 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 3 | Nico Baracchi | Switzerland | 1983 | 1986 | 3 | – | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Aleksandr Tretyakov | Russia | 2007 | 2021 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 |
| 5 | Gert Elsässer | Austria | 1981 | 1983 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 |
| 6 | Alain Wicki | Switzerland | 1983 | 1988 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | Tomass Dukurs | Latvia | 2007 | 2020 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | Andi Schmid | Austria | 1984 | 1988 | 1 | 4 | – | 5 |
| 9 | Frank Rommel | Germany | 2006 | 2014 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Gregor Stähli | Switzerland | 2003 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
Women's Skeleton
| Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Anja Huber | Germany | 2007 | 2014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Elena Nikitina | Russia | 2013 | 2021 | 4 | 1 | – | 5 |
| 3 | Janine Flock | Austria | 2013 | 2023 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 11 |
| 4 | Shelley Rudman | Great Britain | 2006 | 2014 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 5 | Tina Hermann | Germany | 2016 | 2023 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| Maya Pedersen | Switzerland | 2005 | 2009 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| Kerstin Szymkowiak (Jürgens) | Germany | 2004 | 2010 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
| 8 | Jacqueline Lölling | Germany | 2017 | 2019 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Diane Sartor | Germany | 2003 | 2005 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 10 | Kimberley Bos | Netherlands | 2022 | 2022 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
| Monique Riekewald | Germany | 2003 | 2003 | 1 | – | – | 1 | |
| Lizzy Yarnold | Great Britain | 2015 | 2015 | 1 | – | – | 1 |
References
- 2-Man bobsleigh European Champions
- 2-Woman bobsleigh European Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh European Champions
- Men's skeleton European Champions
- Women's skeleton European Champions
- FIBT European Championships 2005
- FIBT European Championships 2006
- FIBT European Championships 2007 – Bobsleigh
- FIBT European Championships 2007 – Skeleton
- FIBT European Championships 2008
- FIBT European Championships 2009
- FIBT European Championships 2010
- FIBT European Championships 2011
- FIBT European Championships 2012
- FIBT European Championships 2013
- FIBT European Championships 2014
- FIBT European Championships 2015 – Bobsleigh and Men's Skeleton
- FIBT European Championships 2015 – Women's Skeleton
- IBSF European Championships 2016
- IBSF European Championships 2017
- IBSF European Championships 2018
- IBSF European Championships 2019 – Bobsleigh
- IBSF European Championships 2019 – Skeleton
- IBSF European Championships 2020 – Bobsleigh Four-man
- IBSF European Championships 2020 – Bobsleigh Two-man and Two-woman, Men's and Women's Skeleton
- IBSF European Championships 2021
- IBSF European Championships 2022
- IBSF European Championships 2023