The FIBT World Championships 1987 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record fifteenth 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, 1957, 1959, 1965, 1970, 1974, 1977, and 1982. The skeleton event that was at the 1982 championships was not included at this one when the championships returned to St. Moritz.
Two man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Ralph Pichler, Celest Poltera) 4:22.65 min Silver (Hans Hiltebrand, André Kisser) 4:22.91 min (Wolfgang Hoppe, Dietmar Schauerhammer) 4:22.91 min
Four man bobsleigh Pos Team Time Gold (Hans Hiltebrand, Urs Fehlmann, Erwin Fassbind, André Kisser) Silver (Wolfgang Hoppe, Bogdan Musioł, Roland Wetzig, Dietmar Schauerhammer) Bronze (Ralph Pichler, Heinrich Ott, Edgar Dietsche, Celest Poltera)
Medal table
References 2-Man bobsleigh World Champions 4-Man bobsleigh World Champions