| 1962 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany |
The FIBT World Championships 1962 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1934 (Four-man), 1938 (Four-man), 1953, and 1958.
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Italy (Rinaldo Ruatti, Enrico de Lorenzo) | |
| Silver | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura) | |
| Bronze |  West Germany (Hans Maurer, Adolf Wörmann) |
Eugenio Monti's five straight championship victories ended when he did not qualify for the team leading to the event at Garmisch-Partenkirchen.
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | West Germany (Franz Schelle, Josef Sterff, Ludwig Siebert, Otto Göbl) | |
| Silver | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Enrico de Lorenzo, Romano Bonagura) | |
| Bronze |  Austria (Franz Isser, Pepi Isser, Heini Isser, Fritz Isser) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
The FIBT World Championships 1934 took place in Engelberg, Switzerland (Two-man) and in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Four-man).
The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Two-man) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Four-man). 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 in 1934.
The FIBT World Championships 1953 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the third time after previously hosting the four-man event of the championships in 1934 and 1938. The event was marred by the death of Switzerland's Felix Endrich who won the two-man event gold medal only to die in competition during the four-man event a week later.
The FIBT World Championships 1958 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany for the fourth time. The West German city had hosted the event previously in 1934 (Four-man), 1938 (Four-man), and 1953.
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Riessersee is a German lake located in southwest Garmisch-Partenkirchen. The lake itself hosted the speed skating events and 10 of the 37 ice hockey games for the 1936 Winter Olympics. Adjacent to the lake, the bobsleigh events took place.
For the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany, a total of six sports venues were used. Alpine skiing events took place for the first time and were held in three different locations. Riessersee held the speed skating and some of the ice hockey matches while the bobsleigh events took place south of the lake. The ski jump and its neighboring stadium played host to the cross-country skiing, Nordic combined, and ski jumping events. Even though figure skating and some of the ice hockey matches took place outdoors at the ice stadium, the ice itself was artificially refrigerated to prevent ice thawing.
