Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Arnold Huber (ITA) | |
| Silver |  Georg Hackl (GER) | |
| Bronze |  Markus Prock (AUT) |
The FIL World Luge Championships 1991 took place in Winterberg, Germany for the second time, having previously hosted the event in 1989. It also marked the first time East Germany and West Germany competed as a unified German team.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Arnold Huber (ITA) | |
| Silver | Georg Hackl (GER) | |
| Bronze | Markus Prock (AUT) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Susi Erdmann (GER) | |
| Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) | |
| Bronze | Jana Bode (GER) |
Erdmann becomes the first champion of a unified German team, leading the nation to a medal sweep in the event.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
| Silver | Germany (Yves Mankel, Thomas Rudolph) | |
| Bronze | Italy (Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Georg Hackl, Jens Müller, Susi Erdmann, Gabriele Kohlisch, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
| Silver | Austria (Robert Manzenreiter, Markus Prock, Doris Neuner, Angelika Tagwerker, Gerhard Gleirscher, Markus Schmidt) | |
| Bronze | Italy (Arnold Huber, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Gerda Weissensteiner, Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber)| |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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