FIBT World Championships 1965

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1965 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland

The FIBT World Championships 1965 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record tenth 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, and 1959.

Two man bobsleigh[edit]

Pos Team Time
Gold  United Kingdom (Anthony Nash, Robin Dixon)
Silver  Italy (Rinaldo Ruatti, Enrico de Lorenzo)
Bronze  Canada (Vic Emery, Michael Young)

Four man bobsleigh[edit]

Pos Team Time
Gold  Canada (Vic Emery, Gerald Presley, Michael Young, Peter Kirby)
Silver  Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Italo de Lorenzo, Pietro Lesana, Robert Mocellini)
Bronze  United States (Fred Fortune, Richard Knuckles, Joe Wilson, James Lord)

Canada earned its first gold medal at these championships.

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)1203
2 Canada (CAN)1012
3 Great Britain (GBR)1001
4 United States (USA)0011
Totals (4 entries)3227


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