FIL European Luge Championships 1976

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The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971 that was equalled in 1974.

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Men's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of East Germany.svg  Wolfram Fiedler  (GDR)
SilverFlag of Sweden.svg  Michael Gärdebäck  (SWE)
BronzeFlag of East Germany.svg  Hans-Heinrich Winkler  (GDR)

Women's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Vera Zozula  (URS)
SilverFlag of Sweden.svg  Agneta Lindskog  (SWE)
BronzeFlag of Poland.svg  Halina Biegun  (POL)

Zozula is the first Soviet to win at the European championships.

Men's doubles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of East Germany.svg  East Germany (Bernd Dreyer, Roland Herdmann)
SilverFlag of Norway.svg  Norway (Asle Strand, Helge Svensen)
BronzeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union (Dainis Bremse, Algars Kirkis)

Norway earned its first medal at the championships since 1937.

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)2013
2Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)1012
3Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden  (SWE)0202
4Flag of Norway.svg  Norway  (NOR)0101
5Flag of Poland.svg  Poland  (POL)0011
Totals (5 nations)3339


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