FIBT World Championships 1967

The FIBT World Championships 1967 took place in Alpe d'Huez, France for the second time, having hosted the event previously in 1951. The Four-man bobsleigh event was cancelled for the second consecutive year though the cause this time was due to high temperatures that caused the ice on the track to melt rather than a competitor's death as had happened in the previous championship. This was the test event for the bobsleigh events for the Winter Olympics that would take place the following year in neighboring Grenoble.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold  Austria (Erwin Thaler, Reinhold Dumthaler)
Silver  Italy (Nevio De Zordo, Edoardo de Martin Pinter)
Bronze  United States (Howard Clifton, James Crall)

Four man bobsleigh

The event was cancelled to warm temperatures on the track, causing the ice to melt.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  Austria 1 0 0 1
2  Italy 0 1 0 1
3  United States 0 0 1 1

References

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