FIBT World Championships 1937
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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.
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[edit] Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, Byran Black) |
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| Silver | .svg/25px-Flag_of_Italy_(1861-1946).svg.png){kind=small} Italy (Umberto Gilarduzzi, Antonio Gilarduzzi) |
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| Bronze |  Switzerland (Reto Capadrutt, Hans Aichele) |
[edit] Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | United Kingdom (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Byran Black) |
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| Silver |  Germany (Gerhard Fischer, Lohfeld, H. Fischer, Rolf Thielecke) |
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| Bronze |  United States (Donald Fox, Tippi Gray, Bill Dupree, James Bickford) |
The American team became the first non-Europeans to medal at the championships.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | United Kingdom |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Switzerland |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 5 | United States |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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