The FIBT World Championships 1950 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1937 (Two-man) and 1939 (Four-man).
| 1950 World Championships | |
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| Location | Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy |
Two man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Stephan Waser)
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| Silver |  United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin)
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| Bronze | United States (Frederick Fortune, William d'Amico)
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Four man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | United States (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, James Atkinson, William d'Amico)
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| Silver | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Albert Madörin, Romi Spada, Stephen Waser)
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| Bronze | Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Franz Stöckli, Hans Bolli, Heinrich Angst)
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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 | |