FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979

Last updated March 31, 2019

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1979 took place in Aosta, Italy.

Aosta is the principal city of Aosta Valley, a bilingual region in the Italian Alps, 110 km (68 mi) north-northwest of Turin. It is situated near the Italian entrance of the Mont Blanc Tunnel, at the confluence of the Buthier and the Dora Baltea, and at the junction of the Great and Little St. Bernard routes.

Italy, officially the Italian Republic, is a country in Southern Europe. Located in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, Italy shares open land borders with France, Switzerland, Austria, Slovenia and the enclaved microstates San Marino and Vatican City. Italy covers an area of 301,340 km² (116,350 sq mi) and has a largely temperate seasonal and Mediterranean climate. With around 61 million inhabitants, it is the fourth-most populous EU member state and the most populous country in Southern Europe.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Damiano Lugon (ITA)
Silver	Otto Bachman (ITA)
Bronze	Andrea Millet (ITA)

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Roswitha Fischer (ITA)
Silver	Christa Fontana (ITA)
Bronze	Herta Hafner (ITA)

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Austria (Werner Prantl, Florian Prantl)
Silver	Italy (Damiano Lugon, Andrea Millet)
Bronze	Italy (Oswald Pornbacher, Erich Graber)

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Italy	2	3	3	8
2	Austria	1	0	0	1

Related Research Articles

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL), have taken place since 1970. A team event was added for the 2010 championships. For information on artificial track luge championships in Europe that have been contested since 1914, please see FIL European Luge Championships.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1970 took place in Kapfenberg, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1971 took place in Vandans, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1973 took place in Taisten, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1974 took place in Niedernsill, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1975 took place in Feld am See, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1977 took place in Seis am Schlern, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1978 took place in Aurach, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1983 took place in St. Konrad, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1985 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This was the first time the championships did not take place either in Austria or in Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1987 took place in Jesenice, Yugoslavia.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1989 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1991 took place in Völs am Schlern, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1993 took place in Stein an der Enns, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1995 took place in Kandalaksha, Russia.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1997 took place in Moos in Passeier, Italy.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 1999 took place in Szczyrk, Poland. This is the second this city has hosted these championships, doing so previously in 1985.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2002 took place in Frantschach, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2004 took place in Hüttau, Austria.

The FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships 2006 took place in Umhausen, Austria.

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