FIBT World Championships 1961
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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
.
Monti won his fifth straight championship
in this event, a record that still stands . Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
Lake Placid, New York
Lake Placid is a village in the Adirondack Mountains in Essex County, New York, United States. As of the 2000 census, the village had a population of 2,638....
, United States
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for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949
FIBT World Championships 1949
The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time the championships took place outside of Europe.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...
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Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | (Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... ) |
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| Silver | (Gary Sheffield Gary Sheffield (bobsleigh) Gary Sheffield was an American bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold and three silvers .-References:**... , Jerry Tennant Jerry Tennant Jerry Tennant was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. He won two silver medals at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, both in the two-man and four-man events... ) |
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| Bronze | (Sergio Zardini Sergio Zardini Sergio Zardini was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s. He won the silver medal in the two-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck... , Romano Bonagura Romano Bonagura Romano Bonagura was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... ) |
Monti won his fifth straight championship
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...
in this event, a record that still stands . Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes Sergio Siorpaes is an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid 1960s... , Furio Nordio Furio Nordio Furio Nordio was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s. He won two gold medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships .-References:*... , Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... ) |
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| Silver | (Stanley Benham Stanley Benham Stanley "Stan" Delong Benham was an American bobsledder who competed from the late 1940s to the early 1960s... , Gary Sheffield Gary Sheffield (bobsleigh) Gary Sheffield was an American bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold and three silvers .-References:**... , Jerry Tennant Jerry Tennant Jerry Tennant was an American bobsledder who competed in the early 1960s in Italy, Germany, Switzerland, and the United States. He won two silver medals at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York, both in the two-man and four-man events... , Chuck Pandolph Chuck Pandolph Charles "Chuck" Pandolph, Sr. was an American bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Gunnar Åhs Gunnar Åhs Gunnar Johan Åhs was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s... , Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg Erik Wennerberg Eric Wennerberg, born January 21, 1917 in Landskrona, died May 15, 2001 in Segeltorp, was a Swedish bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the late 1960s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1961 FIBT World Championships in Lake Placid, New York.-References:****... , Börje-Bengt Hedblom) |
Medal table
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| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |