The FIBT World Championships 1954 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fourth time after previously hosting in 1937 (Two-man), 1939 (Four-man), and 1950.
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Two man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Guglielmo Scheibmeier, Andrea Zambelli)
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| Silver | Italy (Italo Petrelli, Luigi Figoli)
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| Bronze |  United States (Stanley Benham, James Bickford)
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Italy earned their first championship medals since World War II.
Four man bobsleigh
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Switzerland (Fritz Feierabend, Harry Warburton, Gottfried Diener, Heinrich Angst)
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| Silver |  West Germany (Hans Rösch, Michael Pössinger, Dix Terne, Sylvester Wackerle)
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| Bronze | West Germany (Theo Kitt, Josef Grün, Klaus Koppenberger, Lorenz Niebert)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 | United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
References
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