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FIBT World Championships 1970

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1970 World Championships
LocationSt. Moritz, Switzerland

The FIBT World Championships 1970 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record eleventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, 1957, 1959, and 1965.

Two man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  West Germany (Horst Floth, Pepi Bader)
Silver  West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider)
Bronze  Switzerland (Gion Caviezel, Hans Candrian)

The Swiss earned their first championships medal since 1960.

Four man bobsleigh

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Pos Team Time
Gold  Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Roberto Zandonella, Mario Armano, Luciano de Paolis)
Silver  West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Walter Steinbauer, Pepi Bader, Peter Utzschneider)
Bronze  Switzerland (René Stadler, Hans Candrian, Max Forster, Peter Schärer)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany (FRG)1203
2 Italy (ITA)1001
3 Switzerland (SUI)0022
Totals (3 entries)2226


References

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