FIBT World Championships 1977

1977 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland

The FIBT World Championships 1977 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record thirteenth 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, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, and 1974.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  Switzerland (Hans Hiltebrand, Heinz Meier)
Silver  Switzerland (Fritz Lüdi, Hansjörg Trachsel)
Bronze  West Germany (Stefan Gaisreiter, Manfred Schumann)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge)
Silver  Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz)
Bronze  West Germany (Jakob Resch, Herbert Berg, Fritz Ohlwärter, Walter Barfuss)

The East Germans earned their first medal at this championship.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Switzerland (SUI)1203
2 East Germany (GDR)1001
3 West Germany (FRG)0022
Totals (3 entries)2226


References

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