The FIBT World Championships 1955 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record seventh time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), and 1947.
| 1955 World Championships | |
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| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Two man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Harry Warburton)
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| Silver |  Austria (Paul Aste, Pepi Isser)
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| Bronze | Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Heinrich Angst)
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Four man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Switzerland (Franz Kapus, Gottfried Diener, Robert Alt, Heinrich Angst)
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| Silver | Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Aby Gartmann, Harry Warburton, Rolf Gerber)
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| Bronze |  West Germany (Franz Schelle, Jakob Nirschl, Hans Henn, Edmund Koller)
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |