FIL European Luge Championships 1971

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The FIL European Luge Championships 1971 took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. A record four countries won medals at these championships.

Imst Place in Tyrol, Austria

Imst is a town in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 50 kilometres west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 metres above sea level. With a current population (2013) of 9,552, Imst is the administrative centre of Imst District.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge". It would be the last championship under the FIBT until formation of the International Luge Federation (FIL) the following year.

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Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Horst Hörnlein  (GDR)
SilverFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Wolfgang Scheidel  (GDR)
BronzeFlag of Austria.svg  Manfred Schmid  (AUT)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Erika Lechner  (ITA)
SilverFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Angela Knösel  (GDR)
BronzeFlag of Poland.svg  Barbara Piecha  (POL)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Paul Hildgartner, Walter Plaikner)
SilverFlag of Austria.svg  Austria (Manfred Schmid, Ewald Walch)
BronzeFlag of Poland.svg  Poland (Tadeusz Radwan, Janusz Krawczyk)

Medal table

Rank Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2 0 0 2
2 Flag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  East Germany 1 2 0 3
3 Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 0 1 1 2
4 Flag of Poland.svg  Poland 0 0 2 2

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