The FIBT World Championships 1965 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record tenth 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), 1947, 1955, 1957, and 1959.
| 1965 World Championships | |
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| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Two man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  United Kingdom (Anthony Nash, Robin Dixon)
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| Silver |  Italy (Rinaldo Ruatti, Enrico de Lorenzo)
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| Bronze |  Canada (Vic Emery, Michael Young)
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Four man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | Canada (Vic Emery, Gerald Presley, Michael Young, Peter Kirby)
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| Silver | Italy (Nevio de Zordo, Italo de Lorenzo, Pietro Lesana, Robert Mocellini)
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| Bronze |  United States (Fred Fortune, Richard Knuckles, Joe Wilson, James Lord)
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Canada earned its first gold medal at these championships.
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Canada (CAN) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Great Britain (GBR) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 7 | |