FIBT World Championships 1966
fibt world championship took place cortina dampezzo italy sixth time hosted event previously twoman fourman fourman event cancelled following death west germany toni pensperger competition pensperger would awarded posthumous gold medal fibt along surviving teammate ludwig siebert helmut werzer roland ebert penspergers death would set fibt increase improve safety among bobsleigh competition level including winter olympics world championship event cancelled toni pensperger west germany killed competition pensperger awarded posthumous gold medal along grieving teammate siebert werzer ebert man bobsleigh world champion man bobsleigh world champion