The FIL European Luge Championships 1992 took place in Winterberg, Germany for the second time, after hosting the event previously in 1982. It marked the first time East Germany and West Germany competed as a unified German team since the country reunified in 1990, and in the championships since 1939.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | René Friedl (GER) | |
Silver | Norbert Huber (ITA) | |
Bronze | Georg Hackl (GER) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Susi Erdmann (GER) | |
Silver | Sylke Otto (GER) | |
Bronze | Angelika Neuner (AUT) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Italy (Hansjörg Raffl, Norbert Huber) | |
Silver | Italy (Kurt Brugger, Wilfried Huber) | |
Bronze | Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Germany (Georg Hackl, René Friedl, Susi Erdmann, Sylke Otto, Yves Mankel, Thomas Rudolph) | |
Silver | Austria (Markus Prock, Robert Manzenreiter, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Gerhard Gleirscher, Markus Schmidt) | |
Bronze | Italy (Norbert Huber, Oswald Haselrieder, Natalie Obkircher, Anja Plaikner, Hansjörg Raffl) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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