FIBT World Championships 1947

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The FIBT World Championships 1947 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), and 1939 (Two-man). It marked the first time both bobsleigh events were competed at the same venue in the championships and was also the first event held after the end of World War II.

Two man bobsleigh[]

Pos Team Time
Gold   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
Silver   Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller)
Bronze  Belgium (Max Houben, Jacques Mouvet)

Four man bobsleigh[]

Pos Team Time
Gold   Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli)
Silver  Belgium (Max Houben, Claude Houben, Albert Lerat, Jacques Mouvet)
Bronze  France (Achille Fould, Henri Evrot, Robert Dumont, William Hirigoyen)

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Switzerland (SUI)2103
2 Belgium (BEL)0112
3 France (FRA)0011
Totals (3 nations)2226


References[]

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