FIBT World Championships 1959

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1959 World Championships
Location St. Moritz, Switzerland

The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth 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, and 1957.

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Two man bobsleigh

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alverà)
SilverFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Sergio Zardini, Sergio Siorpaes)
BronzeFlag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler)

Four man bobsleigh

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Vooris, Thomas Butler)
SilverFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Sergio Zardini, Alberto Righini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Romano Bonagura)
BronzeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany (Franz Schelle, Eduard Kaltenberger, Josef Sterff, Otto Göbl)

This was the last American bobsleigh gold medal at the world championships until 2009.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1203
2Flag of the United States (1959-1960).svg  United States  (USA)1012
3Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226


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