The FIBT World Championships 1974 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record twelfth 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, and 1970.
| 1974 World Championships | |
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| Location | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
Two man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold |  West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider) |
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| Silver | West Germany (Georg Heibl, Fritz Ohlwärter) |
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| Bronze |  Switzerland (Fritz Lüdi, Karl Häseli) |
Four man bobsleigh
edit| Pos | Team | Time |
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| Gold | West Germany (Wolfgang Zimmerer, Peter Utzschneider, Manfred Schumann, Albert Wurzer) |
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| Silver | Switzerland (Hans Candrian, Guido Casty, Yves Marchand, Gaudenz Beeli) |
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| Bronze |  Austria (Werner Delle Karth, Walter Delle Karth, Hans Eichinger, Fritz Sperling) |
Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |