Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 10–18 February |
| Competitors | 111 from 16 nations |
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Bobsleigh at the 1984 Winter Olympics was held at the Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track on the mountain of Trebević between February 10 - 18 1984.
This was the first time that Yugoslavia entered bobsleigh teams, and did so as hosts. Chinese Taipei also entered bob teams for the first time. The two events also so the Swede, Carl-Erik Eriksson compete in the Games for the sixth time and the age of 53.
The German Democratic Republic dominated events and won Gold & Silver in both disciplines, with Wolfgang Hoppe and Dietmar Schauerhammer winning Gold's in both events.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Two-man |
 East Germany (GDR)Wolfgang Hoppe Dietmar Schauerhammer |
3:25.56 | East Germany (GDR) Bernhard Lehmann Bogdan Musiol |
3:26.04 |  Soviet Union (URS)Zintis Ekmanis Vladimir Aleksandrov |
3:26.16 |
| Four-man |
East Germany (GDR) Wolfgang Hoppe Roland Wetzig Dietmar Schauerhammer Andreas Kirchner |
3:20.22 | East Germany (GDR) Bernhard Lehmann Bogdan Musiol Ingo Voge Eberhard Weise |
3:20.78 |  Switzerland (SUI)Silvio Giobellina Heinz Stettler Urs Salzmann Rico Freiermuth |
3:21.39 |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany |
2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
 Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
