FIL World Luge Championships 1979

The FIL World Luge Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time. Königssee had hosted the event previously in 1969, 1970, and 1974. The track also hosted the bobsleigh world championships that same year, the first time that had ever happened in both bobsleigh and luge in a non-Winter Olympic year (Igls hosted both bobsleigh and luge events at the 1976 games held in neighboring Innsbruck.).

Men's singles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Detlef Günther (GDR)
Silver   Karl Brunner (ITA)
Bronze   Paul Hildgartner (ITA)

Women's singles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
Silver   Elisabeth Demleitner (GER)
Bronze   Marie-Luise Rainer (ITA)

Men's doubles

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Medal Athlete Time
Gold   West Germany (Hans Brandner, Balthasar Schwarm)
Silver   East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn)
Bronze   West Germany (Anton Winkler, Franz Wembacher)

Medal table

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RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany (GDR)2103
2  West Germany (FRG)1113
3  Italy (ITA)0123
Totals (3 entries)3339


References

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