FIBT World Championships 1951

The FIBT World Championships 1951 took place in Alpe d'Huez, France. Germany returned to the FIBT World Championships for the first time since World War II, albeit as the separate countries of East Germany and West Germany.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  West Germany (Anderl Ostler, Lorenz Niebert)
Silver  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin)
Bronze   Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Werner Spring)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  West Germany (Anderl Ostler, Xavier Leitl, Michael Pössinger, Lorenz Niebert)
Silver  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, Gary Sheffield)
Bronze   Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Franz Stöckli, Hans Bolli, Heinrich Angst)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany (FRG)2002
2 United States (USA)0202
3  Switzerland (SUI)0022
Totals (3 nations)2226


References

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