FIBT World Championships 1960
The FIBT World Championships 1960 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy for the fifth time. The Italian city had hosted the event previously in FIBT [World Championships 1937|1937], FIBT [World Championships 1939|1939], 1950, and 1954. This was an extraordinary event because Bobsleigh at the [Winter Olympics|bobsleigh] was not included in the program at the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw [Valley, Placer County, California|Squaw Valley], California.