Men's singles
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1961 took place in Girenbad, Switzerland.
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| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (5 nations) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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