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The FIBT World Championships 1989 took place in
Cortina d'Ampezzo,
Italy (
Bobsleigh) and
St. Moritz,
Switzerland (
Skeleton). Cortina hosted the
championships for the eighth time, having hosted the event previously in
1937 (Two-man),
1939 (Four-man),
1950,
1954,
1960,
1966, and
1981. Meanwhile, St. Moritz hosted a championship event for the record sixteenth 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,
1982, and
1987. The
skeleton event became an official championship event this year, albeit at a separate location from the bobsleigh event. They would not be at the same location other than St. Moritz for the first time until the
1996 championships in
Calgary, Alberta,
Canada.
Two-man bobsleigh
Four-man bobsleigh
Baracchi becomes the first person to medal in both bobsleigh and skeleton at the championships.
Men's skeleton
Medal table
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