| Luge at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
|---|---|
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| Venue | Spiral |
| Dates | 8–11 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 93 from 24 nations |
| Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Spiral. The competition took place between 8 and 11 February 1998. [1] [2]
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Germany led the medal table, with five medals, including a sweep of the gold medals. The two medals for the United States, both in the doubles event, were the first won by a country outside of Europe or the Soviet Union. [1]
| Event [1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles | Georg Hackl  Germany | 3:18.436 | Armin Zöggeler  Italy | 3:18.939 | Jens Müller Germany | 3:19.093 |
| Women's singles | Silke Kraushaar Germany | 3:23.779 | Barbara Niedernhuber Germany | 3:23.781 | Angelika Neuner  Austria | 3:24.253 |
| Doubles | Germany (GER) Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt | 1:41.105 | United States (USA) Chris Thorpe Gordy Sheer | 1:41.127 | United States (USA) Mark Grimmette Brian Martin | 1:41.217 |
Twenty-four nations participated in Luge at the Nagano Games. India, South Korea, New Zealand and Venezuela made their Olympic luge debuts. [1]
Austria (8)
Bermuda (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Canada (2)
Estonia (2) Germany (10)
Greece (1)
India (1)
Virgin Islands (1) Italy (10)
Japan (9)
South Korea (3)
Latvia (10)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (3)
Russia (1)
Switzerland (1)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (3)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Ukraine (6) United States (10)
Venezuela (1)
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