FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990

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The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990 took place in Gsies, Italy.

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Men's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Austria.svg  Gerhard Pilz  (AUT)
SilverFlag of Italy.svg  Corrado Herin  (ITA)
BronzeFlag of Italy.svg  Harald Steinhauser  (ITA)

Women's singles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Austria.svg  Jeanette Koppensteiner  (AUT)
SilverFlag of Austria.svg  Irene Koch  (AUT)
BronzeFlag of the Soviet Union.svg  Lyubov Panyutina  (URS)

Panyutina becomes the first person not from Austria or Italy to medal at the championships.

Men's doubles

MedalAthleteTime
GoldFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Andreas Jud, Hannes Pichler)
SilverFlag of Italy.svg  Italy (Almir Bentemps, Corrado Herin)
BronzeFlag of Austria.svg  Austria (Walter Mauracher, Georg Eberhardter)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2114
2Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1214
3Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0011
Totals (3 entries)3339

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