The FIBT World Championships 1996 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for a second time, hosting the event previously in 1992 (Skeleton). It marked the first time the bobsleigh and skeleton competition took place in the same location at the championships since 1982.
| 1996 World Championships | |
|---|---|
| Location | Calgary, Alberta, Canada |
← 1995 1997 → | |
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmerman) | |
| Silver | Canada (Pierre Lueders, Dave MacEachern) | |
| Bronze | Switzerland (Reto Götschi, Guido Acklin) |
| Pos | Team | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Christoph Langen, Markus Zimmerman, Sven Rühr, Olav Hampel) | |
| Silver | Switzerland (Marcel Rohner, Markus Wasser, Thomas Schreiber, Roland Tanner) | |
| Bronze | Germany (Wolfgang Hoppe, Thorsten Voss, Sven Peter, Carsten Embach) |
| Pos | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Ryan Davenport (CAN) | |
| Silver | Franz Plangger (AUT) | |
| Bronze | Christian Auer (AUT) |