The FIBT World Championships 1973 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fourth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, and 1969.
| 1973 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Lake Placid, New York |
Two man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider)
|
|
| Silver |  Switzerland (Hans Candrian, Heinz Schenker)
|
|
| Bronze |  Romania (Ion Panţuru, Dumitru Focseneanu)
|
Four man bobsleigh edit
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Switzerland (René Stadler, Werner Carmichel, Erich Schärer, Peter Schärer)
|
|
| Silver |  Austria (Werner Delle Karth, Walter Delle Karth, Hans Eichinger, Fritz Sperling)
|
|
| Bronze | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Stefan Gaisreiter, Walter Steinbauer, Peter Utzschneider)
|
Medal table edit
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Romania (ROU) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |