FIL World Luge Championships 1960

The FIL World Luge Championships 1960 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany. This was an extraordinary event because, the sport dèbut at the Winter Olympics was delayed 4 years, as track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics in Squaw Valley.

Men's singles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Helmut Berndt (GER)
Silver   Reinhold Frosch (AUT)
Bronze   Hans Plenk (GER)

Women's singles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver   Hannelore Possmoser (AUT)
Bronze   Erika Leitner (ITA)

Doubles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Austria (Reinhold Frosch, Ewald Walch)
Silver   Austria (Herbert Thaler, Helmut Thaler)
Bronze   West Germany (Horst Tiedge, Hans Plenk)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria (AUT)2305
2  West Germany (FRG)1023
3  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (3 entries)3339

References

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