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.
Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Felix Endrich, Fritz Waller) Silver (Fritz Feierabend, Heinrich Angst) Bronze (Frederick Fortune, John McDonald)
Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Stanley Benham, Patrick Martin, William Casey, William D'Amico) Silver (James Bickford, Henry Sterns, Pat Buckley, Donald Dupree) Bronze (Fritz Feierabend, Werner Spring, Friedrich Waller, Heinrich Angst)
The US team led by Benham become the first non-Europeans to win a championship event.
Medal table
References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions