The FIBT World Championships 1957 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eighth 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, and 1955. It also marked the first time the unified championships took place in the same location in consecutive championships.
| 1957 World Championships | |
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| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Two man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alverà)
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| Silver |  United States (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler)
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| Bronze |  Spain (Marques Alfonso de Portago, Luis Nunoz)
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This is Spain's only medal at the FIBT World Championships as of 2016. Portago would die later that year in the Mille Miglia competition in Italy.
Four man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Hans Zoller, Hans Theler, Rolf Küderli, Heinz Leu)
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| Silver | Italy (Eugenio Monti, Ferdinando Piani, Lino Pierdica, Renzo Alverà)
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| Bronze | United States (Arthur Tyler, John Cole, Robert Hagemes, Thomas Butler)
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Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | Spain (ESP) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |