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The 2012 FIL European Luge Championships took place under the auspices of the International Luge Federation at Paramonovo, Russia from 25 to 26 February 2012.
Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles [1] | Germany Andi Langenhan | 1:31.876 | Italy Armin Zöggeler | 1:31.961 | Germany Felix Loch | 1:32.042 |
Women's singles [2] | Russia Tatiana Ivanova | 1:32.262 | Germany Tatjana Hüfner | 1:32.497 | Germany Corinna Martini | 1:32.509 |
Doubles [3] | Austria Peter Penz Georg Fischler | 1:31.688 | Germany Tobias Arlt Tobias Wendl | 1:31.837 | Germany Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken | 1:31.952 |
Team relay [4] | Russia Tatiana Ivanova Albert Demchenko Vladislav Yuzhakov/Vladimir Makhnutin | 2:31.975 | Germany Tatjana Hüfner Andi Langenhan Tobias Arlt/Tobias Wendl | 2:32.208 | Italy Sandra Gasparini Armin Zöggeler Christian Oberstolz/Patrick Gruber | 2:32.218 |
* Host nation (Russia)
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Russia * | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
2 | Germany | 1 | 3 | 3 | 7 |
3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Italy | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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