FIBT World Championships 1959
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The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth 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, and 1957.
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[edit] Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alvera) |
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| Silver | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Sergio Siorpaes) |
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| Bronze |  United States (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler) |
[edit] Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | United States (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Voorhis, Thomas Butler) |
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| Silver | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Alberto Righini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Romano Bonagura) |
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| Bronze |  West Germany (Franz Schelle, Eduard Kaltenberger, Josef Sterff, Otto Göbl) |
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy |
1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | United States |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
[edit] References
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