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The FIBT World Championships 1957 took place in St. Moritz

St. Moritz

St. Moritz is a resort town in the Engadine valley in Switzerland. It is a municipality in the district of Maloja in the Swiss canton of Graubünden...

, Switzerland

Switzerland

Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....

for the record eighth time. The Swiss

Switzerland

city had hosted the event previously in 1931

FIBT World Championships 1931

The FIBT World Championships 1931 took place in Oberhof, Germany and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . Two-man bobsleigh made its debut.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

(Four-man), 1935

FIBT World Championships 1935

The FIBT World Championships 1935 took place in Igls, Austria and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:-Medal table:-References:**...

(Four-man), 1937

FIBT World Championships 1937

The FIBT World Championships 1937 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy and in St. Moritz, Switzerland . St. Moritz hosted the four-man event previously in 1931 and 1935.-Two man bobsleigh:-Four man bobsleigh:...

(Four-man), 1938

FIBT World Championships 1938

The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the first time after hosting the four-man event previously in 1931, 1935, and 1937 while Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the four-man event previously...

(Two-man), 1939

FIBT World Championships 1939

The FIBT World Championships 1939 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy . St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the second time after hosting it previously in 1938, along with hosting the four-man event in 1931, 1935, and 1937. Cortina d'Ampezzo hosted the two-man...

(Two-man), 1947

FIBT World Championships 1947

The FIBT World Championships 1947 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record sixth time after hosting the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , and 1939...

, and 1955

FIBT World Championships 1955

The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 , 1935 , 1937 , 1938 , 1939 , and 1947....

. It also marked the first time the unified championships

FIBT World Championships

The FIBT World Championships, part of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing , have taken place on an annual basis in non-Winter Olympic years since 1930. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947...

took place in the same location in consecutive championships.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... )
Silver	United States (Arthur Tyler Arthur Tyler Arthur Walter Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... , Thomas Butler Thomas Butler (bobsleigh) Thomas Butler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , one silver , and two bronzes .-References:**... )
Bronze	Spain (Marques Alfonso de Portago, Luis Nunoz Luis Nunoz Luis Nunoz was a Spanish bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the two-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:*... )

This is Spain's only medal at the FIBT World Championships

FIBT World Championships

as of 2010. Portago would die later that year in the Mille Miglia

Mille Miglia

The Mille Miglia was an open-road endurance race which took place in Italy twenty-four times from 1927 to 1957 ....

competition in Italy

Italy

Italy , officially the Italian Republic languages]] under the European Charter for Regional or Minority Languages. In each of these, Italy's official name is as follows:;;;;;;;;), is a unitary parliamentary republic in South-Central Europe. To the north it borders France, Switzerland, Austria and...

Four man bobsleigh

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	(Hans Zoller Hans Zoller Hans Zoller was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the 1950s and 1960s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz. He also competed in Bobsleigh at the 1964 Winter Olympics, where he finished 10th in both the two man and four man bobsled... , Hans Theler Hans Theler Hans Theler was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:... , Rolf Küderli Rolf Küderli Rolf Küderli was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:... , Heinz Leu Heinz Leu Heinz Leu was a Swiss bobsledder who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:*... )
Silver	(Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti Eugenio Monti was an Italian bobsledder. He is one of the most successful athletes in the history of this sport, with ten World championship medals and 6 Olympic medals, but is known also for an act of sportsmanship during the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria that made him the first... , Ferdinando Piani Ferdinando Piani Ferdinando Piani was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:... , Lino Pierdica Lino Pierdica Lino Pierdica was an Italian bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a silver medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:... , Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà Renzo Alverà was an Italian bobsledder who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. At the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo, he won silver medals in the two-man and four-man events... )
Bronze	United States (Arthur Tyler Arthur Tyler Arthur Walter Tyler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1956 Winter Olympics in Cortina d'Ampezzo.... , John Cole John Cole (bobsleigh) John Cole was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.... , Robert Hagemes Robert Hagemes Robert Hagemes was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the four-man event at the 1957 FIBT World Championships in St. Moritz.-References:... , Thomas Butler Thomas Butler (bobsleigh) Thomas Butler was an American bobsledder who competed in the late 1950s. He won four medals at the FIBT World Championships with one gold , one silver , and two bronzes .-References:*... )

Medal table

1		1	1	0	2
2	United States	0	1	1	2
3		1	0	0	1
4	Spain	0	0	1	1

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