FIBT World Championships 1969

The FIBT World Championships 1969 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the third time, hosting the event previously in 1949, and 1961. This also marked the first time both events were able to be competed since 1965.

1969 World Championships
LocationLake Placid, New York

Two man bobsleigh edit

Pos Team Time
Gold   Italy (Nevio De Zordo, Adriano Frassinelli)
Silver   Romania (Ion Panţuru, Dumitru Focseneanu)
Bronze   Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Mario Armano)

Four man bobsleigh edit

Pos Team Time
Gold   West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Walter Steinbauer, Stefan Gaisreiter)
Silver   Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Sergio Pompanin, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano)
Bronze   United States (Les Fenner, Robert Huscher, Howard Siler, Allen Hachigian)

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Italy (ITA)1113
2  West Germany (FRG)1001
3  Romania (ROU)0101
4  United States (USA)0011
Totals (4 entries)2226


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