FIBT World Championships 1969

1969 World Championships
LocationLake Placid, New York
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Lake Placid 1970 →

The FIBT World Championships 1969 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the third time, hosting the event previously in 1949, and 1961. This also marked the first time both events were able to be competed since 1965.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  Italy (Nevio De Zordo, Adriano Frassinelli)
Silver  Romania (Ion Panţuru, Dumitru Focseneanu)
Bronze  Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Mario Armano)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, Stefan Gaisreiter)
Silver  Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Sergio Pompanin, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano)
Bronze  United States (Les Fenner, Robert Huscher, Howard Siler, Allen Hachigian)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)1113
2 West Germany (FRG)1001
3 Romania (ROU)0101
4 United States (USA)0011
Totals (4 entries)2226


References

  • 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
  • 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
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