FIBT World Championships 1949

The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time the championships took place outside Europe.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold   Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller)
Silver   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinrich Angst)
Bronze  United States (Frederick Fortune, John McDonald)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William D'Amico)
Silver  United States (James Bickford, Henry Sterns, Pat Buckley, Donald Dupree)
Bronze   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Werner Spring, Friedrich Waller, Heinrich Angst)

The US team led by Benham become the first non-Europeans to win a championship event.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1   Switzerland 1 1 1 3
2  United States 1 1 1 3

References

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