FIBT World Championships 1966

The FIBT World Championships 1966 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the sixth time, having hosted the event previously in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), 1950, 1954, and 1960. The Four-man event was cancelled following the death of West Germany's Toni Pensperger during competition. Pensperger would be awarded a posthumous gold medal from the FIBT along with his surviving teammates Ludwig Siebert, Helmut Werzer, and Roland Ebert. As of 2010^[update], Pensperger's death would set the FIBT to increase and improve safety among all bobsleigh competitions at all levels, including the Winter Olympics and the World championships.

Two man bobsleigh[edit]

Pos	Team	Time
Gold	Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes)
Silver	Italy (Gianfranco Gaspari, Leonardo Cavallini)
Bronze	United Kingdom (Anthony Nash, Robin Dixon)

Four man bobsleigh[edit]

This event was cancelled when Toni Pensperger of West Germany was killed during competition. Pensperger was awarded a posthumous gold medal along with his grieving teammates (Siebert, Werzer, and Ebert).

Medal table[edit]

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy (ITA)	1	1	0	2
2	West Germany (FRG)	1	0	0	1
3	Great Britain (GBR)	0	0	1	1
Totals (3 entries)		2	1	1	4

References[edit]

• 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions
• 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions^{[permanent dead link]}