Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jens Müller (GER) | |
| Silver |  Albert Demtschenko (RUS) | |
| Bronze |  Markus Schmidt (AUT) |
Demtschenko is the first Russian to medal at the championships since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991.
The FIL European Luge Championships 1996 took place in Sigulda, Latvia.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jens Müller (GER) | |
| Silver | Albert Demtschenko (RUS) | |
| Bronze | Markus Schmidt (AUT) |
Demtschenko is the first Russian to medal at the championships since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jana Bode (GER) | |
| Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) | |
| Bronze | Andrea Tagwerker (AUT) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
| Silver |  Italy (Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) | |
| Bronze | Russia (Albert Demtschenko, Semen Kolobayev) |
As of 2010 [update] , Demtshencko is the last person to win medals in both men's singles and men's doubles at the championships.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Jens Müller, Georg Hackl, Jana Bode, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
| Silver | Austria (Markus Prock, Markus Schmidt, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | |
| Bronze | Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Wilfried Huber, Gerda Weissensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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