FIBT World Championships 1977

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.

1977 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland

Two man bobsleigh

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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

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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

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


References

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