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FIBT World Championships 1937

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1937 World Championships
LocationCortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
St. Moritz, Switzerland
← 1935
1938 →

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

Two man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Byran Black)
Silver  Italy (Uberto Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi)[1][2]
Bronze  Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele)

Four man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Byran Black)
Silver  Germany (Gerhard Fischer, Lohfeld, H. Fischer, Rolf Thielecke)
Bronze  United States (Donald Fox, Tippi Gray, Bill Dupree, James Bickford)

The American team became the first non-Europeans to medal at the championships.

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Great Britain (GBR)2002
2 Germany (GER)0101
 Italy (ITA)0101
4 Switzerland (SUI)0011
 United States (USA)0011
Totals (5 entries)2226

References

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  1. ^ "Championnats du monde - Résultats Hommes 1936/1937" (in French). les-sports.info. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 2 ITA Guido Gillarduzzi, Sisto Gillarduzzi
  2. ^ "BOB SU PISTA - Gillarduzzi "de Rosina" Sisto" (in Italian). azzurricortina.it. Retrieved 16 February 2021. 1937 - Cortina d'Ampezzo (ITA), Campionati Mondiali: 2° classificato nel bob a due in equipaggio con il fratello Guido. Un incidente gli pregiudica il primo posto.
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