The FIL World Luge Championships 2003 took place in Sigulda, Latvia. The team event was adjusted to one nation per team at these championships.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Armin Zöggeler (ITA) | |
Silver | Mārtiņš Rubenis (LAT) | |
Bronze | Reiner Margreiter (AUT) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Sylke Otto (GER) | |
Silver | Silke Kraushaar (GER) | |
Bronze | Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Austria (Andreas Linger, Wolfgang Linger) | |
Silver | Austria (Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) | |
Bronze | Germany (Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Germany (Georg Hackl, Sylke Otto, Patric Leitner, Alexander Resch) | |
Silver | Latvia (Mārtiņš Rubenis, Anna Orlova, Zigmars Berkolds, Sandris Berzins) | |
Bronze | Austria (Reiner Margreiter, Sonja Manzenreiter, Wolfgang Linger, Andreas Linger) |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Germany (GER) | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
3 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | Latvia (LAT) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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