Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics – Two-man
{{Short description|None}}
{{Infobox Olympic event
|event = Two-man
|games = 2006 Winter
|image = Bobsleigh pictogram.svg
|image_size = 80px
|caption = Pictogram for bobsleigh
|venue = Cesana Pariol
|dates = February 18 — 19, 2006
|competitors = 58
|nations = 19
|win_value = 3:43.38
|gold = André Lange, Kevin Kuske
|goldNOC = GER
|silver = Pierre Lueders, Lascelles Brown
|silverNOC = CAN
|bronze = Martin Annen, Beat Hefti
|bronzeNOC = SUI
|prev = 2002
|next = 2010
|}}
{{Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics}}
The Men's two-man bobsleigh competition at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy was held on 18 and 19 February, at Cesana Pariol.{{cite web |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/BOB/mens-two.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417202028/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/2006/BOB/mens-two.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=17 April 2020 |title=Bobsleigh at the 2006 Turin Winter Games: Men's Two |accessdate=6 May 2018 |work=Sports Reference}}
Records
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.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | |||
| Type | Date | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 22 January 2005 | {{Flag|Canada|2006}} Pierre Lueders Lascelles Brown | 4.77 |
| Run | 22 January 2005 | {{Flag|Switzerland|2006}} Martin Annen Beat Hefti | 56.55 |
The following track records were established during this event.
| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center" | ||||
| Type | Date | Run | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Start | 18 February | 1 | {{FlagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter|RUS-1}} Alexandre Zoubkov Alexey Voevoda | 4.76 |
| rowspan=3 | Run | 18 February | 1 | {{FlagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter|SUI-1}} Martin Annen Beat Hefti | 55.54 |
| 18 February | 1 | {{FlagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter|RUS-1}} Alexandre Zoubkov Alexey Voevoda | 55.54 | |
| 18 February | 1 | {{FlagIOC|GER|2006 Winter|GER-1}} André Lange Kevin Kuske | 55.28 |
The Russian team of Zubkov and Voevoda equalled the track record set just two sleds earlier by Annen and Hefti, but this tie was short-lived; Lange and Kuske, the next team down, broke it by 0.26 seconds.
Results
Each of the 29 two-man teams entered for the event completed the first three runs, and the top 20 qualified for the final run. The total time for all four runs was used to determine the final ranking.{{cite web
| title = Torino 2006 Official Report - Bobsleigh
| url = http://www.la84foundation.org/6oic/OfficialReports/2006/Results/Bobsleigh.pdf
| work = Torino Organizing Committee
| publisher = LA84 Foundation
|date=March 2009
| accessdate = Jul 7, 2009
}}
| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center"
! Rank !! Country !! Athletes!! Run 1 !! Run 2 !! Run 3 !! Run 4 !! Total | |||||||
| {{Hs|1}}Image:Gold medal icon.svg | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GER|2006 Winter|GER-1}} | align="left"| André Lange Kevin Kuske | 55.28 | 55.73 | 56.01 | 56.36 | 3:43.38 |
| {{Hs|2}}Image:Silver medal icon.svg | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter|CAN-1}} | align="left"| Pierre Lueders Lascelles Brown | 55.57 | 55.50 | 56.11 | 56.41 | 3:43.59 |
| {{Hs|3}}Image:Bronze medal icon.svg | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter|SUI-1}} | align="left"| Martin Annen Beat Hefti | 55.54 | 55.67 | 56.18 | 56.34 | 3:43.73 |
| 4 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter|RUS-1}} | align="left"| Alexandre Zoubkov Alexey Voevoda | 55.54 | 55.85 | 56.12 | 56.49 | 3:44.00 |
| 5 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GER|2006 Winter|GER-2}} | align="left"| Matthias Hoepfner Marc Kuehne | 55.56 | 55.82 | 56.24 | 56.63 | 3:44.25 |
| 6 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|LAT|2006 Winter|LAT-1}} | align="left"| Jānis Miņins Daumants Dreiškens | 55.94 | 55.84 | 56.16 | 56.69 | 3:44.63 |
| 7 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|USA|2006 Winter|USA-1}} | align="left"| Todd Hays Pavle Jovanovic | 55.81 | 55.72 | 56.31 | 56.88 | 3:44.72 |
| 8 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SUI|2006 Winter|SUI-2}} | align="left"| Ivo Rueegg Cedric Grand | 55.85 | 55.74 | 56.37 | 56.90 | 3:44.86 |
| 9 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter|ITA-1}} | align="left"| Simone Bertazzo Matteo Torchio | 55.78 | 55.99 | 56.43 | 56.95 | 3:45.15 |
| 10 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter|AUT-1}} | align="left"| Wolfgang Stampfer Klaus Seelos | 55.92 | 55.94 | 56.57 | 56.90 | 3:45.33 |
| 11 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|CAN|2006 Winter|CAN-2}} | align="left"| Serge Despres David Bissett | 56.13 | 55.92 | 56.69 | 56.93 | 3:45.67 |
| 12 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|MON|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Patrice Servelle Jérémy Bottin | 56.21 | 56.13 | 56.67 | 57.08 | 3:46.09 |
| 13 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ITA|2006 Winter|ITA-2}} | align="left"| Fabrizio Tosini Samuele Romanini | 56.06 | 56.02 | 56.93 | 57.10 | 3:46.11 |
| 14 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|USA|2006 Winter|USA-2}} | align="left"| Steve Holcomb Bill Schuffenhauer | 56.16 | 55.96 | 57.05 | 57.04 | 3:46.21 |
| 15 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|GBR|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Lee Johnston Dan Humphries | 56.22 | 55.84 | 57.20 | 57.08 | 3:46.34 |
| 16 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter|CZE-1}} | align="left"| Ivo Danilevic Roman Gomola | 56.40 | 56.24 | 56.99 | 57.12 | 3:46.75 |
| 17 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUT|2006 Winter|AUT-2}} | align="left"| Juergen Loacker Gerhard Koehler | 56.29 | 56.22 | 57.07 | 57.69 | 3:47.27 |
| 18 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|RUS|2006 Winter|RUS-2}} | align="left"| Yevgeni Popov Roman Oreshnikov | 56.56 | 56.50 | 56.98 | 57.29 | 3:47.33 |
| 19 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|NED|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Arend Glas Sybren Jansma | 56.70 | 56.54 | 56.95 | 57.17 | 3:47.36 |
| 20 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|LAT|2006 Winter|LAT-2}} | align="left"| Gatis Guts Intars Dicmanis | 56.37 | 56.36 | 57.05 | 57.73 | 3:47.51 |
| 21 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|FRA|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Bruno Mingeon Stephane Galbert | 56.49 | 56.75 | 57.11 | — | — |
| 22 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|AUS|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Jeremy Rollestone Shane McKenzie | 56.77 | 56.59 | 57.22 | — | — |
| 23 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|NZL|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Alan Henderson Matthew Dallow | 56.61 | 56.79 | 57.46 | — | — |
| 24 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ROU|2006 Winter|ROM-1}} | align="left"| Nicolae Istrate Adrian Duminicel | 56.82 | 56.90 | 57.65 | — | — |
| 25 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|SVK|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Milan Jagnesak Viktor Rájek | 56.81 | 57.12 | 57.81 | — | — |
| 26 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|ROU|2006 Winter|ROM-2}} | align="left"| Mihai Iliescu Levente Andrei Bartha | 57.22 | 57.09 | 57.63 | — | — |
| 27 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|JPN|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Suguru Kiyokawa Ryuichi Kobayashi | 57.27 | 57.02 | 57.90 | — | — |
| 28 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|CZE|2006 Winter|CZE-2}} | align="left"| Milos Vesely Jan Kobian | 56.93 | 57.49 | 58.28 | — | — |
| 29 | align="left"| {{FlagIOC|HUN|2006 Winter}} | align="left"| Marton Gyulai Bertalan Pinter | 57.25 | 57.36 | 58.40 | — | — |
References
{{reflist}}
{{Footer Olympic Champions Bobsleigh Two-man}}
{{DEFAULTSORT:Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics - Two-man}}
Category:Bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics