Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Jens Müller (GER) | |
| Silver |  Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | |
| Bronze | Georg Hackl (GER) |
The FIL World Luge Championships 2000 took place in St. Moritz, Switzerland. This marked the only time since the 1981 world championships that the event has taken place on a naturally refrigerated track.
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Jens Müller (GER) | |
| Silver | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | |
| Bronze | Georg Hackl (GER) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Sylke Otto (GER) | |
| Silver | Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) | |
| Bronze | Sonja Wiedemann (GER) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) | |
| Silver | Germany (Steffen Skel, Steffen Wöller) | |
| Bronze |  United States (Mark Grimmette, Brian Martin) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Germany (Georg Hackl, Silke Kraushaar, Steffen Skel, Steffen Wöller) | |
| Silver | Germany (Jens Müller, Sylke Otto, Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) | |
| Bronze |  Austria (Markus Prock, Angelika Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) |
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 3 | 2 | 9 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States (USA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
| Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
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