| Luge at the XIV Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 9–12 February |
| Competitors | 81 from 17 nations |
| Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track. The competition took place between 9 and 12 February 1984. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
 West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
East Germany led the medal table with four medals, one gold. [1]
| Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Paul Hildgartner  Italy | 3:04.258 | Sergey Danilin  Soviet Union | 3:04.962 | Valery Dudin Soviet Union | 3:05.012 |
| Women's singles | Steffi Walter-Martin  East Germany | 2:46.570 | Bettina Schmidt East Germany | 2:46.873 | Ute Oberhoffner-Weiß East Germany | 2:47.248 |
| Doubles | West Germany (FRG) Hans Stanggassinger Franz Wembacher | 1:23.620 | Soviet Union (URS) Yevgeny Belousov Aleksandr Belyakov | 1:23.660 | East Germany (GDR) Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch | 1:23.887 |
Seventeen nations participated in Luge at the Sarajevo Games. Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia made their Olympic luge debuts. [1]
Austria (7)
Canada (2) West Germany (8)
Great Britain (4) East Germany (10) Italy (9)
Japan (5)
Liechtenstein (1)
Norway (2)
Puerto Rico (1)
Romania (3)
Sweden (2)
Czechoslovakia (3)
Chinese Taipei (3) Soviet Union (10)
United States (9)
Yugoslavia (3)
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