Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Markus Prock (AUT) | |
| Silver |  Georg Hackl (GER) | |
| Bronze | Jens Müller (GER) |
The FIL World Luge Championships 1996 took place in Altenberg, Germany.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Markus Prock (AUT) | |
| Silver | Georg Hackl (GER) | |
| Bronze | Jens Müller (GER) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jana Bode (GER) | |
| Silver | Susi Erdmann (GER) | |
| Bronze |  Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | |
| Silver |  United States (Chris Thorpe, Gordy Sheer) | |
| Bronze | Italy (Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Austria (Markus Prock, Markus Schmidt, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | |
| Silver | Germany (Georg Hackl, Jens Müller, Jana Bode, Gabriele Kohlisch, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) | |
| Bronze | Italy (Wilfried Huber, Armin Zöggeler, Natalie Obkircher, Gerda Weissensteiner, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Germany (GER) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 |
| 3 | United States (USA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (4 nations) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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