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FIBT World Championships 1978

The FIBT World Championships 1978 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fifth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, and 1973.

Two man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Josef Benz)
Silver East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Raimund Bethge)
Bronze West Germany (Jakob Resch, Walter Barfuss)

Four man bobsleigh

Pos Team Time
Gold East Germany (Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, Bogdan Musioł)
Silver Switzerland (Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz)
Bronze East Germany (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)1113
2 Switzerland (SUI)1102
3 West Germany (FRG)0011
Totals (3 nations)2226

References

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