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.

1978 World Championships
LocationLake Placid, New York

Two man bobsleigh

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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

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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

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

References

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