Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Belgium (René Lunden, Jeans Coops) | |
| Silver |  Germany (Bibo Fischer, Rolf Thielecke) | |
| Bronze | Germany (Hanns Killian, Schletter) |
| 1939 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Two-man) and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy (Four-man). St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in 1938, along with hosting the four-man event in 1931, 1935, and 1937. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man event previously in 1937. It was the last world championships that would be held prior to World War II and the last that would be held with bobsleigh events in separate locations until 2000 when the two-woman event debuted that year.
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Belgium (René Lunden, Jeans Coops) | |
| Silver | Germany (Bibo Fischer, Rolf Thielecke) | |
| Bronze | Germany (Hanns Killian, Schletter) |
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli) | |
| Silver |  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Peter Howard, John Galt Critchley, Charles Green) | |
| Bronze | Germany (Hanns Killian, Werner Windhaus, Bobby Braumiller, Franz Kemser) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Belgium (BEL) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | Germany (GER) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 4 | Great Britain (GBR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 | |
The 1956 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VII Olympic Winter Games and commonly known as Cortina d'Ampezzo 1956, was a multi-sport event held in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy, from 26 January to 5 February 1956.
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The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 (Two-man) and 1939 (Four-man).
The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), and 1950.
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The FIBT World Championships 1960 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fifth time. The Italian city had hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, and 1954. This was an extraordinary event because bobsleigh was not included in the program at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley, California.
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