FIBT World Championships 1950

The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 (Two-man) and 1939 (Four-man).

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
Silver  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin)
Bronze  United States (Frederick Fortune, William d'Amico)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, William d'Amico)
Silver   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, Romi Spada, Stephen Waser)
Bronze   Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Franz Stöckli, Hans Bolli, Heinrich Angst)

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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