FIBT World Championships 1947

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1947 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland
Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
← 1939

The FIBT World Championships 1947 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), and 1939 (Two-man). It marked the first time both bobsleigh events were competed at the same venue in the championships and was also the first event held after the end of World War II.

Two man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
Silver  Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller)
Bronze File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Max Houben, Jacques Mouvet)

Four man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli)
Silver File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (Max Houben, Claude Houben, Albert Lerat, Jacques Mouvet)
Bronze File:Flag of France.svg France (Achille Fould, Henri Evrot, Robert Dumont, William Hirigoyen)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland (SUI)2103
2File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium (BEL)0112
3File:Flag of France.svg France (FRA)0011
Totals (3 entries)2226


References

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