The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth time. The Swiss city had hosted the event previously in 1931 (Four-man), 1935 (Four-man), 1937 (Four-man), 1938 (Two-man), 1939 (Two-man), 1947, 1955, and 1957.
Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alverà) Silver (Sergio Zardini, Sergio Siorpaes) Bronze (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler)
Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Vooris, Thomas Butler) Silver (Sergio Zardini, Alberto Righini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Romano Bonagura) Bronze (Franz Schelle, Eduard Kaltenberger, Josef Sterff, Otto Göbl)
This was the last American bobsleigh gold medal at the world championships until 2009.
Medal table
References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions