FIBT World Championships 1937

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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, )
Silver  Italy ( [it], Sisto Gilarduzzi)[1][2]
Bronze   Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele)

Four man bobsleigh[]

Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, )
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[]

  1. ^ "Championnats du monde - Résultats Hommes 1936/1937" (in French). les-sports.info. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 2 ITA Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi
  2. ^ "BOB SU PISTA - Gillarduzzi "de Rosina" Sisto" (in Italian). azzurricortina.it. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 1937 - Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA), Campionati Mondiali: 2° classificato nel bob a due in equipaggio con il fratello Guido. Un incidente gli pregiudica il primo posto.

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