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The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time the championships took place outside Europe.
1949 World Championships | |
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Location | Lake Placid, New York |
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller) | |
Silver | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinrich Angst) | |
Bronze | United States (Frederick Fortune, John McDonald) |
Pos | Team | Time |
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Gold | United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William D'Amico) | |
Silver | United States (James Bickford, Henry Sterns, Pat Buckley, Donald Dupree) | |
Bronze | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Werner Spring, Friedrich Waller, Heinrich Angst) |
The US team led by Benham become the first non-Europeans to win a championship event.
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
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