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.
1961 World Championships | |
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Location | Lake Placid, New York |
Two man bobsleigh
editPos | Team | Time |
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Gold | Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes) | |
Silver | United States (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant) | |
Bronze | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura) |
Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands as of 2008[update]. Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
Four man bobsleigh
editPos | Team | Time |
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Gold | Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà) | |
Silver | United States (Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph) | |
Bronze | Sweden (Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom) |
Medal table
editRank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
2 | United States (USA) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |