The IBSF World Championships (known as the FIBT World Championships until 2015), part of the International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation, have taken place on an annual basis since 1930. Starting with 2002, no World Championships being held in non-Winter Olympic years. A two-man event was included in 1931 with a combined championship occurring in 1947. Men's skeleton was introduced as a championship of its own in 1982 while women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were introduced in 2000. Both the women's bobsleigh and skeleton events were merged with the men's bobsleigh events at the 2004 championships. A mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's skeleton, women's skeleton, 2-man bobsleigh, and 2-women bobsleigh, was held from 2007 to 2019. In 2020 it was replaced with skeleton mixed team event, consisting of one run each of men's and women's skeleton. Women's monobob event was included in 2021.
| Year | Host city/cities | Men's bobsleigh | Women's bobsleigh | Skeleton | Mixed team | Notes | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Two man | Four man | Monobob | Two woman | Men's | Women's | Mixed team | |||||
| X | First Bobsleigh World Championships (Four-man event only) | ||||||||||
| X | First with Two-man event | ||||||||||
| X | |||||||||||
| Schreiberhau, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| Engelberg, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| X | |||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| X | |||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | ||||||||||
| align=center colspan=11 | 1940–1946: No competition due to Second World War | ||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | First with all men's bobsleigh events | ||||||||
| X | X | ||||||||||
 Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| X | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | ||||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | Extraordinary event since bobsleigh was not included in the 1960 Winter Olympics | ||||||||
 Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||||
| Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany | X | X | |||||||||
 Igls, Austria | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | Four-man abandoned when Toni Pensperger was killed during competition | |||||||||
 Alpe d'Huez, France | X | Four-man abandoned to high temperatures on track caused ice to melt | |||||||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||||
| Königssee, West Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | First with skeleton event (men's only) | |||||||
| Lake Placid, New York | X | X | |||||||||
| Cervinia, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| Königssee, West Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Königssee, West Germany | X | ||||||||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| Igls, Austria | X | ||||||||||
| X | |||||||||||
| Igls, Austria | X | X | Bobsleigh event was originally awarded to Cervinia, Italy | ||||||||
| La Plagne, France | X | ||||||||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| Winterberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| X | |||||||||||
 Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | First with all men's bobsleigh and skeleton events | |||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | ||||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | ||||||||||
| Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | X | X | |||||||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | X | |||||||||
| Winterberg, Germany | X | First with Two-woman bobsleigh event | |||||||||
| Igls, Austria | X | X | First with women's skeleton event | ||||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | |||||||||
| Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | ||||||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | |||||||||
| Winterberg, Germany | X | ||||||||||
| X | X | ||||||||||
| Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | First with all men's and women's bobsleigh and skeleton events | |||||
| Calgary, Canada | X | X | X | X | X | ||||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with Mixed team event (bobsleigh and skeleton) | ||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy | ||||
| Lake Placid, United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Winterberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Igls, Austria | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Königssee, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | Originally awarded to Sochi, Russia | ||||
| Whistler, Canada | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with skeleton's mixed team event | ||||
| Altenberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | First with women's monobob. Originally awarded to Lake Placid, United States | |||
| St. Moritz, Switzerland | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | First combined with World Para Bob Championships | |||
| Winterberg, Germany | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | ||||
| 2025 | Lake Placid, United States | X | X | X | X | X | X | X | |||
Debuted: 1930.
Medal table
Debuted: 1931.
Medal table
Debuted: 2000.
Medal table
Debuted: 2021
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2021 Altenberg | ||||
| 2023 St. Moritz | ||||
| 2024 Winterberg |
Medal table
Debuted: 1982
Medal table
Debuted: 2000
Medal table
Debuted: 2020.
| Season | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 Altenberg | Jacqueline Lölling Alexander Gassner | Jane Channell Dave Greszczyszyn | Valentina Margaglio Mattia Gaspari | |
| 2021 Altenberg | Tina Hermann Christopher Grotheer | Jacqueline Lölling Alexander Gassner | Bobsleigh Federation of Russia Elena Nikitina Aleksandr Tretyakov | |
| 2023 St. Moritz | Susanne Kreher Christopher Grotheer | Laura Deas Matt Weston | Brogan Crowley Craig Thompson | |
| 2024 Winterberg | Hannah Neise Christopher Grotheer | Tabitha Stoecker Matt Weston | Jacqueline Pfeifer Axel Jungk |
Medal table
Debuted: 2007
Medal table
Boldface denotes active athletes and highest medal count among all athletes (including these who not included in these tables) per type. "Position" denotes position of bobsledder in a crew (P – bobsledder won all own medals as a pilot; B – bobsledder won all own medals as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher; B/P – bobsledder won own medals firstly as a brakeman / brakewoman and / or as a pusher and then as a pilot).
| Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Francesco Friedrich | 2011 | 2024 | 16 | 3 | – | 19 | P | |
| 2 | Thorsten Margis | 2015 | 2024 | 10 | 1 | – | 11 | B | |
| 3 | 1957 | 1966 | 9 | 1 | – | 10 | P | ||
| 4 | 2000 | 2009 | 8 | 4 | 2 | 14 | P | ||
| 5 | 1991 | 2004 | 8 | 4 | – | 12 | B/P | ||
| 6 | 2003 | 2012 | 7 | 4 | 4 * | 15 * | B | ||
| 7 | 1971 | 1986 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 14 | B/P | ||
| 8 | 1935 | 1955 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 | B/P | ||
| 9 | 1983 | 1997 | 6 | 1 | 7 | 14 | P | ||
| 10 | 1957 | 1961 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | B | ||
| Alexander Schüller | 2020 | 2024 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | B |
| Rank | Bobsledder | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | Position |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 2003 | 2013 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 13 | P | ||
| 2 | Kaillie Humphries | 2008 | 2023 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 15 | P | |
| 3 | Elana Meyers Taylor | 2009 | 2024 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 | B/P | |
| 4 | 2004 | 2016 | 3 | 3 | – | 6 | B/P | ||
| 5 | 2007 | 2011 | 3 | – | – | 3 | B | ||
| 6 | 2003 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 8 | P | ||
| 7 | Laura Nolte | 2021 | 2024 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | P | |
| 8 | 2013 | 2017 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | B | ||
| 9 | 2015 | 2019 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B | ||
| 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | B |
| Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Christopher Grotheer | 2015 | 2024 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | |
| 2 | 2011 | 2019 | 6 | 1 | – | 7 | ||
| 3 | 1990 | 2009 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 | ||
| 4 | Axel Jungk | 2015 | 2024 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 5 | 2001 | 2005 | 2 | 1 | – | 3 | ||
| 6 | 1995 | 1997 | 2 | – | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7 | 2008 | 2013 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| Aleksandr Tretyakov | 2009 | 2021 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 9 | 1990 | 1994 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 | ||
| Matt Weston | 2023 | 2024 | 1 | 3 | – | 4 |
| Rank | Racer | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tina Hermann | 2015 | 2021 | 7 | 2 | – | 9 | ||
| 2 | 2009 | 2013 | 4 | 2 | – | 6 | |||
| 3 | Jacqueline Pfeifer (Lölling) | 2015 | 2024 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 9 | ||
| 4 | 2005 | 2013 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | |||
| 2008 | 2015 | 2 | 3 | – | 5 | ||||
| 6 | 2001 | 2009 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |||
| 7 | Katie Uhlaender | 2007 | 2012 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
| 8 | Susanne Kreher | 2023 | 2023 | 2 | – | – | 2 | ||
| 9 | 2003 | 2008 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |||
| 10 | 2012 | 2017 | 1 | – | 2 | 3 |
See main article: world championships.
