The FIBT World Championships 1947 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), and 1939 (Two-man). It marked the first time both bobsleigh events were competed at the same venue in the championships and was also the first event held after the end of World War II.
| 1947 World Championships | |
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| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Two man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
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| Silver | Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller)
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| Bronze |  Belgium (Max Houben, Jacques Mouvet)
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Four man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinz Cattani, Alphonse Hörning, Joseph Beerli)
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| Silver | Belgium (Max Houben, Claude Houben, Albert Lerat, Jacques Mouvet)
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| Bronze |  France (Achille Fould, Henri Evrot, Robert Dumont, William Hirigoyen)
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Belgium (BEL) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | France (FRA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |