List of Olympic medalists in luge

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Olympic medalists from East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics: Jorg Hoffmann (far left) and Jochen Pietzsch (second from left), doubles champions; Cerstin Schmidt (second from right), women's singles bronze medalist; and Jens Muller (far right), gold medalist in the men's singles. Bundesarchiv Bild 183-1987-0308-008, Jorg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch, Cerstin Schmidt, Jens Muller.jpg
Olympic medalists from East Germany at the 1988 Winter Olympics: Jörg Hoffmann (far left) and Jochen Pietzsch (second from left), doubles champions; Cerstin Schmidt (second from right), women's singles bronze medalist; and Jens Müller (far right), gold medalist in the men's singles.

Luge is one of the seven Olympic sports currently contested at the Winter Olympic Games. [1] It has been a constant presence in the Olympic program since its introduction at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck, Austria, [2] in the form of three events: men's singles, women's singles, and doubles. [lower-alpha 1] A mixed team relay event was contested for the first time at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. [4]

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History

Italian luger Armin Zöggeler is the overall medal leader in the sport, having collected a total of six medals (two gold, one silver, and three bronze) in the men's singles, during the six Winter Games in which he competed (19942014). As of 2021, he is the only Olympian to receive six medals in the same event. German luger Georg Hackl was the first Olympian to receive a medal in five consecutive Olympics, from 1988 to 2002, including three consecutive gold medals.

In the women's event, Germany's Silke Kraushaar leads the medal count with three, one of each color. Steffi Martin and Sylke Otto—at 36, the oldest female individual gold medalist at the Winter Games [5] —are the only lugers with two gold medals in their career. Ortrun Enderlein, representing the United Team of Germany, was the first woman to win the singles event in 1964. She was on the verge of defending her title at the 1968 Grenoble Games, having the best overall time after all the runs, but was disqualified together with fellow countrywomen Anna-Maria Müller (2nd) and Angela Knösel (4th) when it was discovered that the runners in their sleds had been illegally heated before the runs. [6] Müller made up for this by taking the gold medal at the following Games, in Sapporo, Japan.

The most successful pair in the history of the Olympic doubles event was Stefan Krauße and Jan Behrendt, who represented East Germany in 1988 and the reunified German Olympic team from 1992 to 1998, winning four medals: two golds, one silver, and one bronze. East Germany's Hans Rinn and Norbert Hahn, and Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, are the other pairs to have won two times, both of them in consecutive Olympics. In 1972, two gold medals were awarded to an East German (Horst Hörnlein and Reinhard Bredow) and an Italian pair (Paul Hildgartner and Walter Plaikner), who finished with exactly the same time. To prevent similar situations in future Olympics, the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course introduced timing equipment that measured accurately to one thousandth of a second, to replace the old equipment that measured in hundredths of a second. [7]

As of the 2018 Winter Olympics, 141 medals (48 gold, 46 silver, and 47 bronze, with two golds in the 1972 doubles event) have been awarded, representing 11 National Olympic Committees (NOC). German lugers—representing the United Team of Germany (1964), West Germany (1968–1988), East Germany (1968–1988), and Germany (1992–2018)—have dominated this sport, collecting a total of 81 medals. There were seven occasions when a single NOC filled the podium with its athletes and in all of them they were German. After 2018, Germany is the current medal-leading NOC in the sport with 37 medals (18 gold, 10 silver, and 9 bronze), followed by East Germany's 29 medals.

Medalists

Men's singles

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1964 Innsbruck
details
Thomas Köhler
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Klaus Bonsack
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Hans Plenk
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
1968 Grenoble
details
Manfred Schmid
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Thomas Köhler
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
Klaus Bonsack
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  East Germany
1972 Sapporo
details
Wolfgang Scheidel
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Harald Ehrig
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Wolfram Fiedler
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1976 Innsbruck
details
Dettlef Günther
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Josef Fendt
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Hans Rinn
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1980 Lake Placid
details
Bernhard Glass
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Paul Hildgartner
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Anton Winkler
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1984 Sarajevo
details
Paul Hildgartner
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Sergey Danilin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Valery Dudin
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1988 Calgary
details
Jens Müller
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Georg Hackl
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
Yuri Kharchenko
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1992 Albertville
details
Georg Hackl
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Markus Prock
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Markus Schmidt
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1994 Lillehammer
details
Georg Hackl
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Markus Prock
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
1998 Nagano
details
Georg Hackl
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Jens Müller
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Georg Hackl
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Markus Prock
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2006 Turin
details
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Italy
Albert Demchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Mārtiņš Rubenis
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia
2010 Vancouver
details
Felix Loch
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
David Möller
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2014 Sochi
details
Felix Loch
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Albert Demchenko
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia
Armin Zöggeler
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
2018 Pyeongchang
details
David Gleirscher
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Chris Mazdzer
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
Johannes Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2022 Beijing
details
Johannes Ludwig
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Wolfgang Kindl
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Dominik Fischnaller
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)62210
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)4239
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)3249
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2327
5Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1113
6Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)0213
6Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0202
7Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0123
8Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0101
9Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0011
Total10 nations16161648

Women's singles

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1964 Innsbruck
details
Ortrun Enderlein
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Ilse Geisler
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany
Helene Thurner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1968 Grenoble
details
Erica Lechner
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Christina Schmuck
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany
Angelika Dünhaupt
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  West Germany
1972 Sapporo
details
Anna-Maria Müller
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Ute Rührold
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Margit Schumann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1976 Innsbruck
details
Margit Schumann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Ute Rührold
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Elisabeth Demleitner
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany
1980 Lake Placid
details
Vera Zozulya
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
Melitta Sollmann
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Ingrīda Amantova
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union
1984 Sarajevo
details
Steffi Martin
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Bettina Schmidt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Ute Weiss
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1988 Calgary
details
Steffi Walter
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Ute Oberhoffner
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
Cerstin Schmidt
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany
1992 Albertville
details
Doris Neuner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Angelika Neuner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Susi Erdmann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
1994 Lillehammer
details
Gerda Weissensteiner
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy
Susi Erdmann
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Andrea Tagwerker
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
1998 Nagano
details
Silke Kraushaar
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Barbara Niedernhuber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Angelika Neuner
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Sylke Otto
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Barbara Niedernhuber
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silke Kraushaar
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2006 Turin
details
Sylke Otto
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Silke Kraushaar
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tatjana Hüfner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2010 Vancouver
details
Tatjana Hüfner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Nina Reithmayer
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria
Natalie Geisenberger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
2014 Sochi
details
Natalie Geisenberger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tatjana Hüfner
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Erin Hamlin
Flag of the United States.svg  United States
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Natalie Geisenberger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Dajana Eitberger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Alex Gough
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
2022 Beijing
details
Natalie Geisenberger
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Anna Berreiter
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany
Tatiana Ivanova
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 77418
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany 45312
3Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 2002
4Flag of Austria.svg  Austria 1236
5German Olympic flag (1959-1968).svg  Germany 1102
6Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union 1011
7Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany 0122
8Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada 0011
Russian Olympic Committee flag.png  ROC 0011
Flag of the United States (23px).png  United States 0011
Total10 nations16161648

Men’s doubles

GamesGoldSilverBronze
1964 Innsbruck
details
Flag of Austria.svg  Josef Feistmantl
and Manfred Stengl  (AUT)
Flag of Austria.svg  Reinhold Senn
and Helmut Thaler  (AUT)
Flag of Italy.svg  Walter Aussendorfer
and Sigisfredo Mair  (ITA)
1968 Grenoble
details
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Klaus Bonsack
and Thomas Köhler  (GDR)
Flag of Austria.svg  Manfred Schmid
and Ewald Walch  (AUT)
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  Wolfgang Winkler
and Fritz Nachmann  (FRG)
1972 Sapporo
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Horst Hörnlein
and Reinhard Bredow  (GDR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Paul Hildgartner
and Walter Plaikner  (ITA)
None awardedFlag of East Germany.svg  Klaus Bonsack
and Wolfram Fiedler  (GDR)
1976 Innsbruck
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Hans Rinn
and Norbert Hahn  (GDR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans Brandner
and Balthasar Schwarm  (FRG)
Flag of Austria.svg  Rudolf Schmid
and Franz Schachner  (AUT)
1980 Lake Placid
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Hans Rinn
and Norbert Hahn  (GDR)
Flag of Italy.svg  Peter Gschnitzer
and Karl Brunner  (ITA)
Flag of Austria.svg  Georg Fluckinger
and Karl Schrott  (AUT)
1984 Sarajevo
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Hans Stangassinger
and Franz Wembacher  (FRG)
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Yevgeny Belousov
and Aleksandr Belyakov  (URS)
Flag of East Germany.svg  Jörg Hoffmann
and Jochen Pietzsch  (GDR)
1988 Calgary
details
Flag of East Germany.svg  Jörg Hoffmann
and Jochen Pietzsch  (GDR)
Flag of East Germany.svg  Stefan Krauße
and Jan Behrendt  (GDR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Thomas Schwab
and Wolfgang Staudinger  (FRG)
1992 Albertville
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Krauße
and Jan Behrendt  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Yves Mankel
and Thomas Rudolph  (GER)
Flag of Italy.svg  Hansjörg Raffl
and Norbert Huber  (ITA)
1994 Lillehammer
details
Flag of Italy.svg  Kurt Brugger
and Wilfried Huber  (ITA)
Flag of Italy.svg  Hansjörg Raffl
and Norbert Huber  (ITA)
Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Krauße
and Jan Behrendt  (GER)
1998 Nagano
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Stefan Krauße
and Jan Behrendt  (GER)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Thorpe
and Gordon Sheer  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Grimmette
and Brian Martin  (USA)
2002 Salt Lake City
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Patric Leitner
and Alexander Resch  (GER)
Flag of the United States.svg  Mark Grimmette
and Brian Martin  (USA)
Flag of the United States.svg  Chris Thorpe
and Clay Ives  (USA)
2006 Turin
details
Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Linger
and Wolfgang Linger  (AUT)
Flag of Germany.svg  André Florschütz
and Torsten Wustlich  (GER)
Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg  Gerhard Plankensteiner
and Oswald Haselrieder  (ITA)
2010 Vancouver
details
Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Linger
and Wolfgang Linger  (AUT)
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Andris Šics
and Juris Šics  (LAT)
Flag of Germany.svg  Patric Leitner
and Alexander Resch  (GER)
2014 Sochi
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Tobias Wendl
and Tobias Arlt  (GER)
Flag of Austria.svg  Andreas Linger
and Wolfgang Linger  (AUT)
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Andris Šics
and Juris Šics  (LAT)
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Tobias Wendl
and Tobias Arlt  (GER)
Flag of Austria.svg  Peter Penz
and Georg Fischler  (AUT)
Flag of Germany.svg  Sascha Benecken
and Toni Eggert  (GER)
2022 Beijing
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Tobias Wendl
and Tobias Arlt  (GER)
Flag of Germany.svg  Sascha Benecken
and Toni Eggert  (GER)
Flag of Austria.svg  Thomas Steu
and Lorenz Koller  (AUT)
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)63312
2Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)5128
3Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)34310
4Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)2237
5Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)1124
6Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)0224
7Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0112
8Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS)0101
Total8 nations17151648

Team relay

GamesGoldSilverBronze
2014 Sochi
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Natalie Geisenberger
Felix Loch
Tobias Wendl
Tobias Arlt
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)
Tatiana Ivanova
Albert Demchenko
Alexander Denisyev
Vladislav Antonov
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia  (LAT)
Elīza Tīruma
Mārtiņš Rubenis
Andris Šics
Juris Šics
2018 Pyeongchang
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Natalie Geisenberger
Johannes Ludwig
Tobias Wendl
Tobias Arlt
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)
Alex Gough
Samuel Edney
Tristan Walker
Justin Snith
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
Madeleine Egle
David Gleirscher
Peter Penz
Georg Fischler
2022 Beijing
details
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
Natalie Geisenberger
Johannes Ludwig
Tobias Wendl
Tobias Arlt
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)
Madeleine Egle
Wolfgang Kindl
Thomas Steu
Lorenz Koller
Flag of Latvia (3-2).svg  Latvia  (LAT)
Elīza Tīruma
Kristers Aparjods
Mārtiņš Bots
Roberts Plūme
Medals
RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)3003
2Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)0112
3Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)0101
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)0101
5Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)0022
Total5 nations3339

Statistics

Medal leaders

Athletes that have won at least two medals are listed below. Medalists are sorted first by the total number of medals, then successively by the number of gold, silver and bronze medals. If a tie is still verified, medalists are ordered chronologically by their first medal.

Men

AthleteNOCOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Tobias Arlt Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2014-20226006
Tobias Wendl Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2014-20226006
Armin Zöggeler Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1994–20142136
Georg Hackl Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1988–20023205
Johannes Ludwig Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2018–20223014
Stefan Krauße Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1988–19982114
Jan Behrendt Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1988–19982114
Klaus Bonsack Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1964–19721124
Felix Loch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2010–20143003
Thomas Köhler Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA)1964–19682103
Paul Hildgartner Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1972–19842103
Andreas Linger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2006–20142103
Wolfgang Linger Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)2006–20142103
Albert Demchenko Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS)2006–20140303
Markus Prock Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1992–20020213
Andris Šics Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)2010–20140123
Juris Šics Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)2010–20140123
Hans Rinn Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1976–19802002
Norbert Hahn Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1976–19802002
Jörg Hoffmann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1984–19881012
Jochen Pietzsch Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1984–19881012
Jens Müller Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)
1988–19981012
Patric Leitner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2002–20101012
Alexander Resch Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2002–20101012
David Gleirscher Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)20181012
Hansjörg Raffl Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1992–19940112
Norbert Huber Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA)1992–19940112
Chris Thorpe Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1998–20020112
Mark Grimmette Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1998–20020112
Brian Martin Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA)1998–20020112
Peter Penz Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)20180112
Georg Fischler Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)20180112
Mārtiņš Rubenis Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT)2006-20140022

Women

AthleteNOCOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Natalie Geisenberger Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2010–20226017
Silke Kraushaar Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1998–20061113
Tatjana Hüfner Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2006–20141113
Steffi Martin Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1984–19882002
Sylke Otto Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)2002–20062002
Margit Schumann Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1972–19761012
Ute Rührold Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR)1972–19760202
Barbara Niedernhuber Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1998–20020202
Susi Erdmann Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER)1992–19940112
Angelika Neuner Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT)1992–19980112
Alex Gough Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN)20180112

Medals per year

×NOC did not exist#Number of medals won by the NOCNOC did not win any medals
NOC1924–60 64 68 72 76 80 84 88 92 94 98 02 06 10 14 18 Total
Flag of Austria.svg  Austria  (AUT) 32114211121322
Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada  (CAN) 22
Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA) 5××××××××××××××5
Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR) ×385346××××××××29
Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany  (FRG) ×33112××××××××10
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) ×××××××4355455637
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy  (ITA) 11121141121117
Flag of Latvia.svg  Latvia  (LAT) ×××××××1124
Flag of Russia.svg  Russia  (RUS) ××××××××12×3
Flag of the Soviet Union.svg  Soviet Union  (URS) 231××××××××6
Flag of the United States.svg  United States  (USA) 22115

Medal sweep events

These are events in which athletes from one NOC won all three medals.

GamesEventNOCGoldSilverBronze
1964 Innsbruck Men's Singles Flag of the German Olympic Team (1960-1968).svg  United Team of Germany  (EUA) Thomas Köhler Klaus-Michael Bonsack Hans Plenk
1972 Sapporo Men's Singles *Flag of East Germany.svg  East Germany  (GDR) Wolfgang Scheidel Harald Ehrig Wolfram Fiedler
Women's Singles Anna-Maria Müller Ute Rührold Margit Schumann
1984 Sarajevo Women's Singles Steffi Walter-Martin Bettina Schmidt Ute Oberhoffner-Weiß
1988 Calgary Women's Singles Steffi Walter-MartinUte Oberhoffner-Weiß Cerstin Schmidt
2002 Salt Lake City Women's Singles Flag of Germany.svg  Germany  (GER) Sylke Otto Barbara Niedernhuber Silke Kraushaar
2006 Turin Women's Singles Sylke OttoSilke Kraushaar Tatjana Hüfner

See also

Notes

  1. Technically, the doubles event is considered a mixed event, open for male, female and mixed duos, but since its debut it has been traditionally entered only by male pairs. [3]

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Gerda Weissensteiner OMRI is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who competed from the late 1980s to 2006. Competing in six Winter Olympics, she won the gold medal in the women's singles luge event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer, and together with Jennifer Isacco she won the bronze in Turin in the two-woman bobsleigh at the 2006 Winter Olympics. She was the first Italian sportsperson to win Olympic medals in two disciplines.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Oswald Haselrieder</span> Italian luger

Oswald Haselrieder OMRI is an Italian former luger who competed internationally from 1988 to 2010. He achieved success at junior level, taking two bronze medals in singles and a gold in doubles at the World Junior Championships, the latter achieved in partnership with Dietmar Pierhofer. Haselrider and Pierhofer continued to compete together until 1995, when they split up and Haselrieder joined forces with Gerhard Plankensteiner. Haselrieder went on to win the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin after competing in three previous Winter Olympic Games: in 1992 in the singles event and in doubles in 1998 and 2002. He went on to compete in a fifth Olympics in 2010: he retired soon afterwards after sustaining an injury in training in March of that year.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Klaus Bonsack</span> East German luger (1941–2023)

Klaus Bonsack, also known as Klaus-Michael Bonsack, was an East German luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.

Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid-1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.

Paul Hildgartner is an Italian former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts. Hildgartner was the flag bearer for Italy in the 1984 Winter Olympics and the 1988 Winter Olympics opening ceremonies.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Susi Erdmann</span> German bobsledder and luger

Susi-Lisa Erdmann is an East German-German luger and bobsledder who competed from 1977 to 1998 in luge, then since 1999 in bobsleigh. She was born in Blankenburg, Bezirk Magdeburg. Competing in five Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles luge event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992, and a bronze at the inaugural two-women bobsleigh event in 2002. She is one of only two people to ever win a medal in both bobsleigh and luge at the Winter Olympics; Italy's Gerda Weissensteiner is the other.

Josef Feistmantl was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid-1950s to the early 1970s. He competed at three Olympic Games.

Fritz Nachmann is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He was born in Kreuth. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble. Nachmann also won five medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with four medals in men's doubles and one medal in men's singles. He also won a silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1967 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany.

Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tobias Arlt</span> German luger (born 1987)

Tobias Arlt is a German luger, acting as a backdriver. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships, a silver and a bronze at the 2010 FIL European Luge Championships, a gold medal at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, and two gold medals at his debut Olympics, the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi.

<span class="mw-page-title-main">Tobias Wendl</span> German luger

Tobias Wendl is a German luger who has competed since 1993, acting as a front. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2008 FIL World Luge Championships in Oberhof, Germany, a silver and a bronze at the FIL European Luge Championships 2010 in Sigulda, a gold at the FIL World Luge Championships 2013, and two gold medals at his debut Winter Olympics at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi. He is also a Master Sergeant in the German Army.

The luge competition events of the 2010 Winter Olympics were held between 13 and 17 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia, Canada.

The men's luge at the 2010 Winter Olympics took place on 13–14 February 2010 at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Germany's Felix Loch was the two-time defending world champion and won the gold medal with the fastest time in each of the four runs. The test event that took place at the venue was won by Germany's David Möller, who would win the silver medal in this event. Italy's Armin Zöggeler was the two-time defending Olympic champion and won a bronze medal in this event. The last World Cup event prior to the 2010 games took place in Cesana, Italy on 30 January 2010 and was won by Zöggeler, who also won the overall World Cup title.

The doubles luge event at the 2010 Winter Olympics was held on 17 February at the Whistler Sliding Centre in Whistler, British Columbia. Twenty teams participated. Austrian brothers Andreas and Wolfgang Linger, the defending Olympic and European champions, won the gold medal. The silver medal was also won by a pair of brothers, Andris and Juris Šics of Latvia. Germans Patric Leitner and Alexander Resch clinched the bronze medal after edging out Italians Christian Oberstolz and Patrick Gruber, who were in third place after the first run.

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