| Luge at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | La Plagne |
| Dates | 9–12 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 89 from 22 nations |
| Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1992 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at La Plagne. The competition took place between 9 and 12 February 1992. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Austria | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Germany led the medal table with four medals, including two gold. [1]
| Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles | Georg Hackl  Germany | 3:02.363 | Markus Prock  Austria | 3:02.669 | Markus Schmidt Austria | 3:02.942 |
| Women's singles | Doris Neuner Austria | 3:06.696 | Angelika Neuner Austria | 3:06.769 | Susi Erdmann Germany | 3:07.115 |
| Doubles | Germany (GER) Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt | 1:32.053 | Germany (GER) Yves Mankel Thomas Rudolph | 1:32.239 | Italy (ITA) Hansjörg Raffl Norbert Huber | 1:32.298 |
Twenty-three nations participated in Luge at the Albertville Games. Australia, Bermuda, Latvia and the Unified Team made their Olympic luge debuts. [1]
Argentina (1)
Australia (1) Austria (7)
Bermuda (1)
Bulgaria (3)
Canada (6)
Estonia (2)
Spain (1)
Unified Team (10)
France (3)
Great Britain (2) Germany (10)
Virgin Islands (2) Italy (8)
Japan (3)
Latvia (6)
Norway (2)
Poland (2)
Romania (3)
Sweden (3)
Czechoslovakia (4)
United States (9)
Yugoslavia (2)
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