FIBT World Championships 1961
The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.
Two man bobsleigh[]
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes)
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| Silver |  United States (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant)
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| Bronze | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura)
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Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands as of 2008. Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
Four man bobsleigh[]
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà)
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| Silver | United States (Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph)
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| Bronze |  Sweden (Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom)
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Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References[]
Categories:
- IBSF World Championships
- International sports competitions hosted by the United States
- Sports in Lake Placid, New York
- 1961 in bobsleigh
- Bobsleigh in the United States
- 1961 in American sports