Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Helmut Berndt (GER) | |
| Silver |  Reinhold Frosch (AUT) | |
| Bronze | Hans Plenk (GER) |
The FIL World Luge Championships 1960 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. This was an extraordinary event because a luge track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Helmut Berndt (GER) | |
| Silver | Reinhold Frosch (AUT) | |
| Bronze | Hans Plenk (GER) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Maria Isser (AUT) | |
| Silver | Hannelore Possmoser (AUT) | |
| Bronze |  Erika Leitner (ITA) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Reinhold Frosch, Ewald Walch) | |
| Silver | Austria (Herbert Thaler, Helmut Thaler) | |
| Bronze | West Germany (Horst Tiedge, Hans Plenk) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria (AUT) | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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