Bobsleigh_at_the_2006_Winter_Olympics_–_Four-man
| Four-man at the XX Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
 Pictogram for bobsleigh | |
| Venue | Cesana Pariol |
| Dates | February 24–25 |
| Competitors | 104 from 19 nations |
| Winning time | 3:40.42 |
| Medalists | |
The Four-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 24 and 25 February, at Cesana Pariol.[1]
While the IOC does not consider bobsled times eligible for Olympic records, the FIBT does maintain records for both the start and a complete run at each track it competes.
Prior to this competition, the existing Cesana Pariol track records were as follows.
| Type[2] | Date | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 23 January 2005 |  SwitzerlandMartin Annen Andi Gees Beat Hefti Cedric Grand | 4.68 |
| Run | 23 January 2005 | Switzerland Martin Annen Andi Gees Beat Hefti Cedric Grand | 55.54 |
The following track records were established during this event.
| Type[2] | Date | Run | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Run | 24 February | 1 |  United States (USA-1) Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic Steve Mesler Brock Kreitzburg | 55.43 |
| 24 February | 1 |  Canada (CAN-1) Pierre Lueders Ken Kotyk Morgan Alexander Lascelles Brown | 55.34 | |
| 24 February | 1 |  Russia (RUS-1) Alexandre Zoubkov Philippe Egorov Alexei Seliverstov Alexey Voevoda | 55.22 | |
| 24 February | 1 |  Germany (GER-1) André Lange René Hoppe Kevin Kuske Martin Putze | 55.20 | |
| 25 February | 3 | Germany (GER-2) Rene Spies Christoph Heyder Enrico Kuehn Alexander Metzger | 54.91 | |
| 25 February | 3 | Germany (GER-1) André Lange René Hoppe Kevin Kuske Martin Putze | 54.80 |
Twenty-six sleds were entered in the four-man event, with one, from New Zealand, not starting the first run after crashing in training.[3]
After the third run, only the top twenty sleds by combined time were allowed to compete in the final run. The final ranking was determined by the combined time of each sled over the four runs.[2]
- "Bobsleigh at the 2006 Turin Winter Games: Men's Four". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 6 May 2018.
- "Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh" (PDF). Torino Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. March 2009. Retrieved Jul 7, 2009.
- "Kiwi team out after crash". TVNV.co.nz. February 24, 2006. Retrieved Jul 7, 2009.