The FIBT World Championships 1978 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fifth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, and 1973.
1978 World Championships | |
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Location | Lake Placid, New York |
Two man bobsleigh edit
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Josef Benz) | |
Silver | East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Raimund Bethge) | |
Bronze | West Germany (Jakob Resch, Walter Barfuss) |
Four man bobsleigh edit
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | East Germany (Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, Bogdan Musioł) | |
Silver | Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz) | |
Bronze | East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge) |
Medal table edit
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |