FIBT World Championships 1977
| 1977 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
← Cervinia 1975 Lake Placid 1978 → | |
The FIBT World Championships 1977 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record thirteenth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, and 1974.
Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Switzerland (Hans Hiltebrand, Heinz Meier) | |
| Silver | Switzerland (Fritz Lüdi, Hansjörg Trachsel) | |
| Bronze |  West Germany (Stefan Gaisreiter, Manfred Schumann) |
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge) | |
| Silver | Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz) | |
| Bronze | West Germany (Jakob Resch, Herbert Berg, Fritz Ohlwärter, Walter Barfuss) |
The East Germans earned their first medal at this championship.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
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