| 1959 World Championships | |
| Location: | St. Moritz, Switzerland |
| Previous: | Garmisch-Partenkirchen 1958 |
| Next: | Cortina d'Ampezzo 1960 |
The FIBT World Championships 1959 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland for the record ninth 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, and 1957.
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Eugenio Monti, Renzo Alverà) | ||
| Silver | (Sergio Zardini, Sergio Siorpaes) | ||
| Bronze |  (Arthur Tyler, Thomas Butler) |
| Pos | Team | Time | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Arthur Tyler, Gary Sheffield, Parker Vooris, Thomas Butler) | ||
| Silver | (Sergio Zardini, Alberto Righini, Ferruccio Dalla Torre, Romano Bonagura) | ||
| Bronze | (Franz Schelle, Eduard Kaltenberger, Josef Sterff, Otto Göbl) |
This was the last American bobsleigh gold medal at the world championships until 2009.