FIL European Luge Championships 1977

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The FIL European Luge Championships 1977 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, and 1973.

Schönau am Königsee Place in Bavaria, Germany

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West Germany Federal Republic of Germany in the years 1949–1990

West Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany, and referred to by historians as the Bonn Republic, was a country in Central Europe that existed from 1949 to 1990, when the western portion of Germany was part of the Western bloc during the Cold War. It was created during the Allied occupation of Germany in 1949 after World War II, established from eleven states formed in the three Allied zones of occupation held by the United States, the United Kingdom and France. Its capital was the city of Bonn.

The FIL European Luge Championships 1967 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled from 1963 to 1966.

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Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Anton Winkler  (FRG)
SilverFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Hans Rinn  (GDR)
BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Karl Brunner  (ITA)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  Elisabeth Demleitner  (FRG)
SilverFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  Margit Schumann  (GDR)
BronzeFlag of Austria.svg  Margit Graf  (AUT)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
GoldFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany (Hans Brandner, Balthasar Schwarm)
SilverFlag of the German Democratic Republic.svg  East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn)
BronzeFlag of Germany.svg  West Germany (Stefan Hölzlwimmer, Rudolf Grosswang)

Medal table

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

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