FIBT World Championships 1963

	FIBT World Championships 1963 The FIBT World Championships 1963 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1935 (Two-man). This event would serve as the test for the Winter Olympics that would take place the following year in neighboring Innsbruck. Two man bobsleigh Four man bobsleigh Medal table References2-Man bobsleigh World Champions {{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships 1963 Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cov ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Igls Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol and the fifth-largest city in Austria. On the River Inn, at its junction with the Wipp Valley, which provides access to the Brenner Pass to the south, it had a population of 132,493 in 2018. In the broad valley between high mountains, the so-called North Chain in the Karwendel Alps (Hafelekarspitze, ) to the north and Patscherkofel () and Serles () to the south, Innsbruck is an internationally renowned winter sports centre; it hosted the 1964 and 1976 Winter Olympics as well as the 1984 and 1988 Winter Paralympics. It also hosted the first Winter Youth Olympics in 2012. The name means "bridge over the Inn". History Antiquity The earliest traces suggest initial inhabitation in the early Stone Age. Surviving pre-Roman place names show that the area has been populated continuously. In the 4th century the Romans established the army station Veldidena (the name survives in today's urban district Wilt ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Ferruccio Dalla Torre Ferruccio Dalla Torre (sometimes shown as Ferruccio dalla Torre; 4 November 1931 – 12 March 1987) was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the late 1950s to the mid-1960s. He won three medals in the four-man event at the FIBT World Championships with one gold (1963) and two silvers (1959, 1962). Dalla Torre also finished fourth in the four-man event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck Innsbruck (; bar, Innschbruck, label=Bavarian language, Austro-Bavarian ) is the capital of Tyrol (state), Tyrol and the List of cities and towns in Austria, fifth-largest city in Austria. On the Inn (river), River Inn, at its junction with the .... References External links * Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930* Wallenchinsky, David (1984). "Bobsled: Four-man". In ''The Complete Book of the Winter Olympics: 1896 - 1980''. New York: Penguin Books. p. 561. 1931 births 1987 deaths Bobsledders at the 1964 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledde ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	1963 In Bobsleigh Events January * January 1 – Bogle–Chandler case: Commonwealth Scientific and Industrial Research Organisation scientist Dr. Gilbert Bogle and Mrs. Margaret Chandler are found dead (presumed poisoned), in bushland near the Lane Cove River, Sydney, Australia. * January 2 – Vietnam War – Battle of Ap Bac: The Viet Cong win their first major victory. * January 9 – A total penumbral lunar eclipse is visible in the Americas, Europe, Africa, and Asia, and is the 56th lunar eclipse of Lunar Saros 114. Gamma has a value of −1.01282. It occurs on the night between Wednesday, January 9 and Thursday, January 10, 1963. * January 13 – 1963 Togolese coup d'état: A military coup in Togo results in the installation of coup leader Emmanuel Bodjollé as president. * January 17 – A last quarter moon occurs between the penumbral lunar eclipse and the annular solar eclipse, only 12 hours, 29 minutes after apogee. * January 19 – Soviet spy Gheorghe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]