Texas 1961 World ChampionshipsLocationLake Placid, New York← Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1962 → The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949. Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes) Silver United States (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant) Bronze Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura) Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands as of 2008. Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman. Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes, Furio Nordio, Renzo Alverà) Silver United States (Stanley Benham, Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant, Chuck Pandolph) Bronze Sweden (Gunnar Åhs, Gunnar Carpö, Erik Wennerberg, Börje-Bengt Hedblom) Medal table RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal1 Italy (ITA)20132 United States (USA)02023 Sweden (SWE)0011Totals (3 entries)2226 References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions IBSF World Championships1930s 1930 1931 1932 1933 1934 1935 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940s 1940 1941 1942 1943 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948 1949 1950s 1950 1951 1952 1953 1954 1955 1956 1957 1958 1959 1960s 1960 1961 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970s 1970 1971 1972 1973 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980s 1980 1981 1982 1983 1984 1985 1986 1987 1988 1989 1990s 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000s 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010s 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020s 2020 2021 2022 2023 2024