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, ) | |
Silver | Italy ( , 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[]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Great Britain (GBR) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (5 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
References[]
- ^ "Championnats du monde - Résultats Hommes 1936/1937" (in French). les-sports.info. Retrieved 16 February 2021.
2 ITA Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi
- ^ "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.
External links[]
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- IBSF World Championships
- Sport in Cortina d'Ampezzo
- Sport in St. Moritz
- 1937 in bobsleigh
- 1937 in Italian sport
- International sports competitions hosted by Italy
- Bobsleigh in Italy