The FIBT World Championships 1949 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time the championships took place outside Europe.
| 1949 World Championships | |
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| Location | Lake Placid, New York |
Two man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller)
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| Silver | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Heinrich Angst)
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| Bronze |  United States (Frederick Fortune, John McDonald)
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Four man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William D'Amico)
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| Silver | United States (James Bickford, Henry Sterns, Pat Buckley, Donald Dupree)
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| Bronze | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Werner Spring, Friedrich Waller, Heinrich Angst)
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The US team led by Benham become the first non-Europeans to win a championship event.
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| United States (USA) | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| Totals (2 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |