The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

 (Two-man) and Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

, Italy

Italy

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 (Four-man). St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in 1938

FIBT World Championships 1938

The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the first time after hosting the four-man event previously in 1931, 1935, and 1937 while Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the four-man event previously...

, along with hosting the four-man event in 1931

FIBT World Championships 1931

The FIBT World Championships 1931 took place in Oberhof, Germany and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . Two-man bobsleigh made its debut.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, 1935

FIBT World Championships 1935

The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

, and 1937

FIBT World Championships 1937

The FIBT World Championships 1937 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931 and 1935.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...

. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man event previously in 1937

FIBT World Championships 1937

The FIBT World Championships 1937 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931 and 1935.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...

. It was the last world championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

 that would be held prior to World War II

World War II

World War II, or the Second World War , was a global conflict lasting from 1939 to 1945, involving most of the world's nations—including all of the great powers—eventually forming two opposing military alliances: the Allies and the Axis...

 and the last that would be held with bobsleigh

Bobsleigh

Bobsleigh or bobsled is a winter sport in which teams of two or four make timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sled that are combined to calculate the final score....

 events in separate locations until 2000 when the two-woman event debuted that year.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(René Lunden René Lunden René, Baron de Lunden was a Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in St... , Jeans Coops Jeans Coops Jeans Coops was a Belgian bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a gold medal in the two-man event at the 1939 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:*... )
Silver	Germany (Bibo Fischer, Rolf Thielecke Rolf Thielecke Rolf Thielecke was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , two silvers , and one bronze .-References:**... )
Bronze	Germany (Hanns Killian, Schletter)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend Fritz Feierabend was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the mid 1950s... , Heinz Cattani Heinz Cattani Heinz Cattani was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1939 and 1947.-References:*... , Alphonse Hörning Alphonse Hörning Alphonse Hörning was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the late 1940s. He won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships, earning them in 1939 and 1947.-References:*... , Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli Joseph Beerli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed from the mid 1930s to the late 1940s. At the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, he won two medals with a gold in the four-man and a silver in the two-man events.Beerli also won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with two golds... )
Silver	(Frederick McEvoy Frederick McEvoy Frederick Joseph McEvoy was an Australian/British multi-discipline sportsman and socialite. He had most sporting success as a bobsledder in the late 1930s, winning several medals including three golds at the FIBT World Championships. He married several wealthy heiresses and was a close friend of... , Hoard, Critchley, Charles Green Charles Green (bobsleigh) Charles Patrick Green was a British bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won the bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany.... )
Bronze	Germany (Hanns Killian, Werner Windhaus Werner Windhaus Werner Windhaus was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won two medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with a silver in 1938 and a bronze in 1939.-References:*... , Bobby Braumiller Bobby Braumiller Bobby Braumiller was a German bobsledder who competed in the late 1930s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1938 FIBT World Championships at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.-References:*... , Franz Kemser Franz Kemser Franz Kemser was a German-West German bobsledder who competed from the late 1930s to the early 1950s... )

Medal table

1		1	0	0	1
-		1	0	0	1
3	Germany	0	2	1	3
4		0	1	0	1