Fatal Accidents
For more details on this topic, see List of fatal accidents on the ice track.| No | Competitor | Year | Track | Section | Race | Event | Vehicle |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Oberüberl | 1911 | Practice run | 5-man sled | ||||
| Karl Gerloff | 1933 | Oberhof | Practice run | 4-man sled | |||
| Rudolf Gerloff | 1933 | Oberhof | Practice run | 4-man sled | |||
| Reto Capadrutt | 1939 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Practice run | World Championships 1939 | 4-man sled | ||
| Max Houben | 1949 | Lake Placid | Shady corner | Practice run | World Championships 1949 | 2-man sled | |
| Felix Endrich | 1953 | Garmisch-Partenkirchen | Bayernkurve | Practice run | World Championships 1953 | 4-man sled | |
| Sergio Zardini | 1966 | Lake Placid | Zig-Zag Curves | Practice run | 4-man sled | ||
| Toni Pensperger | 1966 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Practice run | World Championships 1966 | 4-man sled | ||
| Josef Schnellneger | 1970 | Königssee | Practice run | Austria-Cup | 2-man sled | ||
| Luis Lopez | 1971 | Cervinia | Practice run | World Championships 1971 | 2-man sled | ||
| Giuseppe Soravia | 1980 | Igls | Finish | Practice run | 4-man sled | ||
| James Morgan | 1981 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Finish | Practice run | World Championships 1981 | 4-man sled | |
| Paolo Rigon | 1981 | Cortina d'Ampezzo | Production | For Your Eyes Only (film) | |||
| Imants Karlsons | 1982 | Igls | Training session | Training | 2-man sled | ||
| Daniel Oaida | 1989 | Altenberg | Curve 4 | Training session | Training | 4-man sled | |
| 41 | Peter Förster | 1990 | Altenberg | Finish | Training session | Training | 2-man sled |
| 42 | Yvonne Cernota | 2004 | Königssee | Echowand | Training session | Training | 2-man sled |
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