Gary Sheffield (bobsleigh)
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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 (Four-man: 1959
) and three silvers (Two-man: 1961
, Four-man: 1951
, 1961).
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bobsledder who competed from the early 1950s to the early 1960s. He won four medals at the FIBT 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...
with one gold (Four-man: 1959
FIBT World Championships 1959
The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , 1947, 1955, and 1957....
) and three silvers (Two-man: 1961
FIBT World Championships 1961
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.-Two man bobsleigh:Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands...
, Four-man: 1951
FIBT World Championships 1951
The FIBT World Championships 1951 took place in Alpe d'Huez, France. Germany returned to the FIBT World Championships for the first time since World War II, albeit as the separate countries of East Germany and West Germany.-Two man bobsleigh:...
, 1961).