The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in
Lake Placid, New York,
United States. It marked the first time the
championships
In sport, a championship is a competition in which the aim is to decide which individual or team is the champion.
Championship systems
Various forms of competition can be referred to by the term championship.
Title match system
In this system ...
took place outside
Europe.
Two man bobsleigh
Four man bobsleigh
The US team led by Benham become the first non-
Europeans to win a championship event.
Medal table
References
2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
{{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships
IBSF World Championships
International sports competitions hosted by the United States
Sports in Lake Placid, New York
1949 in bobsleigh
Bobsleigh in the United States
1949 in American sports