FIBT World Championships 1950

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The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 (Two-man) and 1939 (Four-man).

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[edit] Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
Silver Flag of the United States United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin)
Bronze Flag of the United States United States (Frederick Fortune, William d'Amico)

The Swiss duo of Feieraband and Waser win their third straight championships at this event.

[edit] Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold Flag of the United States United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, William d'Amico)
Silver Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, Romi Spada, Stephen Waser)
Bronze Flag of Switzerland Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Franz Stöckli, Hans Bolli, Heinrich Angst)

[edit] Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of Switzerland Switzerland 1 1 1 3
2 Flag of the United States United States 1 1 1 3

[edit] References