FIL European Luge Championships 1978

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The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.

Men's singles[]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Paul Hildgartner (ITA)
Silver  Hans Rinn (GDR)
Bronze  Vladimir Shitov (URS)

Women's singles[]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)
Silver  Anna Mayevskaya (URS)
Bronze  Vera Zozula (URS)

Men's doubles[]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn)
Silver  East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn)
Bronze  Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl)

Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.

Medal table[]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany (GDR)1203
2 Italy (ITA)1001
 West Germany (FRG)1001
4 Soviet Union (URS)0123
5 Czechoslovakia (TCH)0011
Totals (5 nations)3339


References[]

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