FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006

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The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 took place in Umhausen, Austria.

Umhausen Place in Tyrol, Austria

Umhausen is a municipality in the Imst district and is located 17 km southeast of Imst at the Ötztaler Ache in the Ötztal. It has 3078 inhabitants.

Austria Federal republic in Central Europe

Austria, officially the Republic of Austria, is a country in Central Europe comprising 9 federated states. Its capital, largest city and one of nine states is Vienna. Austria has an area of 83,879 km2 (32,386 sq mi), a population of nearly 9 million people and a nominal GDP of $477 billion. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Hungary and Slovakia to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the west. The terrain is highly mountainous, lying within the Alps; only 32% of the country is below 500 m (1,640 ft), and its highest point is 3,798 m (12,461 ft). The majority of the population speaks local Bavarian dialects as their native language, and German in its standard form is the country's official language. Other regional languages are Hungarian, Burgenland Croatian, and Slovene.

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Men's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Austria.svg  Gernot Schwab  (AUT)
SilverFlag of Austria.svg  Thomas Schopf  (AUT)
BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Patrick Pigneter  (ITA)

Women's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Christa Gietl  (ITA)
SilverFlag of Italy.svg  Imelda Gruber  (ITA)
BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Renate Gietl  (ITA)

Men's doubles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (Pavel Porzhnev, Ivan Lazarev)
SilverFlag of Austria.svg  Austria (Christian Schatz, Gerhard Mühlbacher)
BronzeFlag of Russia.svg  Russia (Denis Alimov, Roman Molvistov)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1203
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1124
3Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)1012
Totals (3 Nations)3339

Related Research Articles

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL), have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships. For information on artificial track luge championships in Europe that have been contested since 1914, please see FIL European Luge Championships.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1970 took place in Kapfenberg, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1971 took place in Vandans, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1973 took place in Taisten, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1974 took place in Niedernsill, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1975 took place in Feld am See, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977 took place in Seis am Schlern, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978 took place in Aurach, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979 took place in Aosta, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1983 took place in St. Konrad, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This was the first time the championships did not take place either in Austria or in Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987 took place in Jesenice, Yugoslavia.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1991 took place in Völs am Schlern, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This is the second this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously in 1985.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 took place in Frantschach, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 took place in Hüttau, Austria.

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