The FIBT World Championships 1938 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland (Two-man) and Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany (Four-man). St. Moritz hosted the two-man event for the first time after hosting the four-man event previously in 1931, 1935, and 1937 while Garmisch-Partenkirchen hosted the four-man event previously in 1934.

Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Bibo Fischer, Rolf Thielecke) Silver (Frederick McEvoy, Charles Green) Bronze (Fritz Feierabend, Josef Beerli)

Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Frederick McEvoy, David Looker, Charles Green, Chris MacKintosh) Silver (Hanns Killian, Werner Windhaus, Bobby Braumiller, Franz Kemser) Bronze (Gerhard Fischer, Lohfeld, H. Fischer, Rolf Thielecke)

Medal table

References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions