The FIBT World Championships 1978 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the fifth time, hosting the event previously in 1949, 1961, 1969, and 1973.
Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Erich Schärer, Josef Benz) Silver (Meinhard Nehmer, Raimund Bethge) Bronze (Jakob Resch, Walter Barfuss)
Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Horst Schönau, Horst Bernhard, Harald Seifert, Bogdan Musioł) Silver (Erich Schärer, Ulrich Bächli, Rudolf Marti, Josef Benz) Bronze (Meinhard Nehmer, Bernhard Germeshausen, Hans-Jürgen Gerhardt, Raimund Bethge)
Medal table
References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions