FIBT World Championships 1937

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.

1937 World Championships
LocationCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
St. Moritz, Switzerland
← 1935
1938 →

Two man bobsleigh

edit
Pos Team Time
Gold   United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Byran Black)
Silver   Italy (Uberto Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi)[1][2]
Bronze   Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele)

Four man bobsleigh

edit
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.

Medal table

edit
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Great Britain (GBR)2002
2  Germany (GER)0101
  Italy (ITA)0101
4  Switzerland (SUI)0011
  United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

References

edit
  1. ^ "Championnats du monde - Résultats Hommes 1936/1937" (in French). les-sports.info. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 2 ITA Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi
  2. ^ "BOB SU PISTA - Gillarduzzi "de Rosina" Sisto" (in Italian). azzurricortina.it. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 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.
edit