The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz,

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(Two-man) and

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(Four-man). St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in

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, along with hosting the four-man event in

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, and 1937. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man event previously in 1937. It was the last

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that would be held prior to

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and the last that would be held with

bobsleigh Bobsleigh or bobsled is a team winter sport that involves making timed runs down narrow, twisting, banked, iced tracks in a gravity-powered sleigh. International bobsleigh competitions are governed by the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Feder ...

events in separate locations until 2000 when the two-woman event debuted that year.

Two man bobsleigh

Four man bobsleigh

Medal table

References

2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
{{Bobsleigh-Skeleton World Championships IBSF World Championships Sport in Cortina d'Ampezzo Sport in St. Moritz 1939 in bobsleigh International sports competitions hosted by Switzerland Bobsleigh in Switzerland 1939 in Swiss sport International sports competitions hosted by Italy Bobsleigh in Italy 1939 in Italian sport