World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships

Editions

Edition	Host City	Country	Held	Events	Competitors	Countries
1930 World Bobsleigh Championships	Caux-sur-Montreux	SUI	25 – 26 January 1930	1	12	3
1931 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	Oberhof	GER	31 January – 1 February 1931	1	6	2
1931 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	St. Moritz	SUI	10 – 11 February 1931	1	12	3
1933 World Bobsleigh Championships	Schreiberhau	GER	11 – 12 February 1933	1	6	3
1934 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	GER	27 – 28 January 1934	1	12	3
1934 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	Engelberg	SUI	3 – 4 February 1934	1	6	2
1935 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	Igls	AUT	2 – 3 February 1935	1	6	3
1935 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	St. Moritz	SUI	14 – 15 February 1935	1	12	2
1937 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	30 – 31 January 1937	1	6	3
1937 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	St. Moritz	SUI	14 – 15 February 1937	1	12	3
1938 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	GER	29 – 30 January 1938	1	12	2
1938 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	St. Moritz	SUI	9 – 10 February 1938	1	6	3
1939 World Bobsleigh Championships - Four-Men	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	28 – 31 January 1939	1	12	3
1939 World Bobsleigh Championships - Two-Men	St. Moritz	SUI	8 – 9 February 1939	1	6	2
1947 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	1 – 8 February 1947	2	15	3
1949 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	12 – 22 February 1949	2	15	2
1950 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	28 January – 5 February 1950	2	13	2
1951 World Bobsleigh Championships	Alpe d'Huez	FRA	27 – 31 January 1951	2	14	3
1953 World Bobsleigh Championships	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	GER	24 January – 1 February 1953	2	21	4
1954 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	25 – 31 January 1954	2	18	4
1955 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	22 – 30 January 1955	2	14	3
1957 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	2 – 10 February 1957	2	14	4
1958 World Bobsleigh Championships	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	GER	25 January – 2 February 1958	2	17	3
1959 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	7 – 14 February 1959	2	15	3
1960 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	23 January – 7 February 1960	2	16	3
1961 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	11 – 18 February 1961	2	14	3
1962 World Bobsleigh Championships	Garmisch-Partenkirchen	GER	20 – 30 January 1962	2	15	3
1963 World Bobsleigh Championships	Igls	AUT	26 January – 3 February 1963	2	16	3
1965 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	23 – 31 January 1965	2	16	4
1966 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	29 – 30 January 1966	2	10	3
1967 World Bobsleigh Championships	Alpe d'Huez	FRA	—	1	6	3
1969 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	—	2	16	4
1970 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	24 January – 1 February 1970	2	14	3
1971 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cervinia	ITA	23 – 31 January 1971	2	18	4
1973 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	10 – 18 February 1973	2	16	4
1974 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	19 – 27 January 1974	2	16	3
1975 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cervinia	ITA	15 – 23 February 1975	2	17	4
1977 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	29 January – 6 February 1977	2	18	3
1978 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	4 – 12 February 1978	2	14	3
1979 World Bobsleigh Championships	Königssee	GER	16 – 25 February 1979	2	16	3
1981 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	30 January – 8 February 1981	2	14	2
1982 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	6 – 14 February 1982	2	16	2
1982 World Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	20 – 21 February 1982	1	3	2
1983 World Bobsleigh Championships	Lake Placid	USA	19 – 27 February 1983	2	18	3
1985 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cervinia	ITA	19 – 27 January 1985	2	16	3
1986 World Bobsleigh Championships	Königssee	GER	22 February – 2 March 1986	2	16	3
1987 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	10 – 18 January 1987	2	12	2
1989 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	4 – 12 February 1989	2	14	3
1989 World Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	4 – 5 February 1989	1	3	2
1990 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	29 January – 11 February 1990	2	14	3
1990 World Skeleton Championships	Königssee	GER	17 – 18 February 1990	1	3	2
1991 World Skeleton Championships	Igls	AUT	31 January – 1 February 1991	1	3	1
1991 World Bobsleigh Championships	Altenberg	GER	9 – 19 February 1991	2	15	2
1992 World Skeleton Championships	Calgary	CAN	15 – 16 February 1992	1	3	3
1993 World Bobsleigh Championships	Igls	AUT	16 – 23 January 1993	2	16	4
1993 World Skeleton Championships	La Plagne	FRA	30 – 31 January 1993	1	3	2
1994 World Skeleton Championships	Altenberg	GER	5 – 6 February 1994	1	3	2
1995 World Bobsleigh Championships	Winterberg	GER	6 – 19 February 1995	2	18	4
1995 World Skeleton Championships	Lillehammer	NOR	4 – 5 March 1995	1	3	3
1996 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Calgary	CAN	16 – 20 February 1996	3	19	4
1997 World Bobsleigh Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	20 January – 2 February 1997	2	26	4
1997 World Skeleton Championships	Lake Placid	USA	8 – 9 February 1997	1	3	2
1998 World Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	30 – 31 January 1998	1	3	2
1999 World Bobsleigh Championships	Cortina d'Ampezzo	ITA	6 – 14 February 1999	2	17	5
1999 World Skeleton Championships	Altenberg	GER	20 – 21 February 1999	1	3	2
2000 World Bobsleigh Championships - Men	Altenberg	GER	5 – 13 February 2000	2	12	2
2000 World Bobsleigh Championships - Women	Winterberg	GER	5 February 2000	1	6	3
2000 World Skeleton Championships	Igls	AUT	12 – 13 February 2000	2	7	5
2001 World Bobsleigh Championships - Men	St. Moritz	SUI	27 January – 4 February 2001	2	17	2
2001 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Calgary	CAN	8 – 9 February 2001	2	9	5
2001 World Skeleton Championships - Women	Calgary	CAN	10 – 11 February 2001	1	3	3
2003 World Bobsleigh Championships - Men	Lake Placid	USA	1 – 2 February 2003	2	16	4
2003 World Bobsleigh Championships - Women	Winterberg	GER	15 – 23 February 2003	1	6	1
2003 World Skeleton Championships	Nagano	JPN	15 February 2003	2	6	3
2004 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Königssee	GER	24 – 28 February 2004	5	27	3
2005 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Calgary	CAN	18 – 27 February 2005	5	26	6
2007 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	24 January – 4 February 2007	6	39	5
2008 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Altenberg	GER	11 – 24 February 2008	6	39	5
2009 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Lake Placid	USA	20 February – 1 March 2009	6	38	6
2011 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Königssee	GER	14 – 27 February 2011	6	37	5
2012 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Lake Placid	USA	13 – 26 February 2012	6	35	6
2013 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	21 January – 5 February 2013	6	39	7
2015 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Winterberg	GER	23 February – 8 March 2015	6	41	6
2016 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Igls	AUT	8 – 21 February 2016	6	40	8
2017 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Königssee	GER	13 – 26 February 2017	6	38	8
2019 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Whistler	CAN	25 February – 10 March 2019	6	41	6
2020 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Altenberg	GER	21 February – 1 March 2020	6	32	7
2021 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Altenberg	GER	5 – 14 February 2021	7	28	4
2023 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	St. Moritz	SUI	26 January – 5 February 2023	7	33	9
2024 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Winterberg	GER	19 February – 3 March 2024	7	28	6
2025 World Bobsleigh and Skeleton Championships	Lake Placid	USA	6 – 15 March 2025	7	32	6

Medal table

Pos	Country		🥇 Gold	🥈 Silver	🥉 Bronze	Total
1	Germany	GER	98	75	63	236
2	Switzerland	SUI	39	35	35	109
3	United States	USA	19	23	36	78
4	Italy	ITA	18	19	7	44
5	Canada	CAN	12	17	17	46
6	Great Britain	GBR	10	12	7	29
7	East Germany	GDR	8	10	7	25
8	Latvia	LAT	7	4	4	15
9	Austria	AUT	6	14	16	36
10	Russia	RUS	2	9	7	18
11	Romania	ROU	2	2	2	6
12	Belgium	BEL	1	2	1	4
13	Netherlands	NED	1	1	0	2
14	France	FRA	1	0	4	5
15	New Zealand	NZL	1	0	1	2
16	Czechoslovakia	TCH	0	2	0	2
17	Neutral Participant	NEU	0	1	2	3
=	South Korea	KOR	0	1	2	3
19	China	CHN	0	0	2	2
=	Soviet Union	URS	0	0	2	2
=	Sweden	SWE	0	0	2	2
22	Czech Republic	CZE	0	0	1	1
=	Mixed team	MIX	0	0	1	1
=	Spain	ESP	0	0	1	1