FIBT World Championships 1953
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| 1953 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938. The event was marred by the death of Switzerland's Felix Endrich who won the two-man event gold medal only to die in competition during the four-man event a week later.
Two man bobsleigh
[edit | edit source]| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Stöckli) | |
| Silver | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (Anderl Ostler, Franz Kemser) | |
| Bronze | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (Theo Kitt, Lorenz Niebert) |
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Gold medalist Endrich would die in the four-man event the following week.
Four man bobsleigh
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Medal table
[edit | edit source]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| File:Flag of the United States (1912-1959).svg United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | |
