FIBT World Championships 1961
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| 1961 World Championships | |
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| Location | Lake Placid, New York |
The FIBT World Championships 1961 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States for the second time after hosting the event previously in 1949.
| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  Italy (Eugenio Monti, Sergio Siorpaes) |
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| Silver |  United States (Gary Sheffield, Jerry Tennant) |
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| Bronze | Italy (Sergio Zardini, Romano Bonagura) |
Monti won his fifth straight championship in this event, a record that still stands as of 2008[update]. Zardini won his third straight championship medal in this event with his third different brakeman.
