The FIL World Luge Championships 2005 took place in Park City, Utah, United States.
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | 1:30.617 min |
Silver | ![]() | 1:30.770 min |
Bronze | ![]() | 1:30.784 min |
Source: [1]
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | 1:28.056 min |
Silver | ![]() | 1:28.284 min |
Bronze | ![]() | 1:28.366 min |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | 1:28.091 min |
Silver | ![]() | 1:28.103 min |
Bronze | ![]() | 1:28.215 min |
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | ![]() | |
Silver | ![]() | |
Bronze | ![]() |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 2 | 8 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Totals (3 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
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