Luge at the XVI Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | La Plagne |
Dates | 9–14 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 14 February 1992. [1] [2]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
2 | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 |
3 | ![]() | 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 ![]() | 3:02.363 | Markus Prock ![]() | 3:02.669 | Markus Schmidt ![]() | 3:02.942 |
Women's singles | Doris Neuner ![]() | 3:06.696 | Angelika Neuner ![]() | 3:06.769 | Susi Erdmann ![]() | 3:07.115 |
Doubles | ![]() Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt | 1:32.053 | ![]() Yves Mankel Thomas Rudolph | 1:32.239 | ![]() 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]
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