FIBT World Championships 1970
The FIBT World Championships 1970 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eleventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1965.
Two man bobsleigh[]
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  West Germany (Horst Floth, Pepi Bader)
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| Silver | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider)
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| Bronze |  Switzerland (Gion Caviezel, Hans Candrian)
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The Swiss earned their first championships medal since 1960.
Four man bobsleigh[]
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, Luciano de Paolis)
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| Silver | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Walter Steinbauer, Pepi Bader, Peter Utzschneider)
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| Bronze | Switzerland (René Stadler, Hans Candrian, Max Forster, Peter Schärer)
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Medal table[]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 nations) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References[]
- Les Sports Info
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
Categories:
- IBSF World Championships
- 1970 in Swiss sport
- Sport in St. Moritz
- 1970 in bobsleigh
- International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland
- Bobsleigh in Switzerland