Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Byran Black) | |
| Silver |  Italy (Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi) [1] [2] | |
| Bronze |  Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele) |
| 1937 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy St. Moritz, Switzerland |
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.
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Byran Black) | |
| Silver | Italy (Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi) [1] [2] | |
| Bronze | Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele) |
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Byran Black) | |
| 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.
| 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 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
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2 ITA Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi
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.
