FIBT World Championships 1937

The FIBT World Championships 1937 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Two-man) and in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Four-man). St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931 and 1935.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Brian Black)
Silver  Italy (Umberto Gilarduzzi, Antonio Gilarduzzi)
Bronze   Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Brian Black)
Silver  Germany (Gerhard Fischer, Lohfeld, H. Fischer, Rolf Thielecke)
Bronze  United States (Donald Fox, Tippi Gray, Bill Dupree, James Bickford)

The American team became the first non-Europeans to medal at the championships.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2002
2 Germany (GER)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
4  Switzerland (SUI)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 nations)2226


References

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