| Luge at the X Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Villard-de-Lans |
| Dates | 11–18 February |
| Competitors | 85 from 14 nations |
| Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics | ||
|---|---|---|
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Villard-de-Lans. The competition took place between 11 and 18 February 1968. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
East Germany led the medal table with three medals, one of each type. This was the first separate Games for East and West Germany, and thus each country's first luge medals. [1]
| Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Manfred Schmid  Austria | 2:52.48 | Thomas Köhler  East Germany | 2:52.66 | Klaus Bonsack East Germany | 2:53.33 |
| Women's singles [a] | Erika Lechner  Italy | 2:28.66 | Christa Schmuck West Germany | 2:29.37 | Angelika Dünhaupt West Germany | 2:29.56 |
| Doubles | East Germany (GDR) Klaus Bonsack Thomas Köhler | 1:35.85 | Austria (AUT) Manfred Schmid Ewald Walch | 1:36.34 | West Germany (FRG) Wolfgang Winkler Fritz Nachmann | 1:37.29 |
Fourteen nations participated in Luge at the Grenoble Games. Spain, France, Sweden and East and West Germany made their Olympic luge debuts. [1]
Austria (9)
Canada (7)
Spain (4)
France (5) [a] West Germany (8)
Great Britain (2) East Germany (8) Italy (9)
Liechtenstein (3)
Norway (2)
Poland (9)
Sweden (5)
Czechoslovakia (6)
United States (8)
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