The FIL World Luge Championships 1993 took place in Calgary, Alberta, Canada for the second time, having previously hosted the event in 1990.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Wendell Suckow (USA) | |
Silver | Georg Hackl (GER) | |
Bronze | Wilfried Huber (ITA) |
Suckow is the first American to win a championship at the World or Winter Olympic level.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) | |
Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) | |
Bronze | Doris Neuner (AUT) |
Weissensteiner was the last non-German to win in the event at the World championships until American Erin Hamlin won her gold in 2009.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
Silver | Italy (Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber) | |
Bronze | Italy (Kurt Brugger, Wilfried Huber) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Germany (Georg Hackl, René Friedl, Gabriele Kohlisch, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
Silver | Austria (Robert Manzenreiter, Markus Prock, Angelika Neuner, Doris Neuner, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | |
Bronze | Italy (Arnold Huber, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Gerda Weissensteiner, Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber)| |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 |
3 | United States (USA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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