FIBT World Championships 1961

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1961 World Championships
Location Lake Placid, New York

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.

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Two man bobsleigh

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes)
SilverFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant)
BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura)

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

PosTeamTime
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà)
SilverFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States (Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph)
BronzeFlag of Sweden.svg  Sweden (Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2013
2Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States  (USA)0202
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226


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