FIBT World Championships 1997
1997 World Championships | |
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Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland Lake Placid, New York |
← Calgary 1996 St. Moritz 1998 → |
The FIBT World Championships 1997 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Bobsleigh) and Lake Placid, New York, United States (Skeleton). St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record eighteenth 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, 1974, 1977, 1982, 1987, 1989 (Skeleton), and 1990 (Bobsleigh). Meanwhile, Lake Placid hosted a championship event for the seventh time, doing so previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, 1973, 1978, and 1983.
Two man bobsleigh
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Italy earned its first world championships medal since 1971.
Four man bobsleigh
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Men's skeleton
Pos | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
4 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
5 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
References
- 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
- 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions[permanent dead link]
- Men's skeleton World Champions
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IBSF World Championships
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![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f6/Skeleton_pictogram.svg/75px-Skeleton_pictogram.svg.png)