FIL European Luge Championships 1978
The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
Men's singles
[edit]| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Paul Hildgartner (ITA)
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| Silver |  Hans Rinn (GDR)
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| Bronze |  Vladimir Shitov (URS)
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Women's singles
[edit]| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG)
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| Silver | Anna Mayevskaya (URS)
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| Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS)
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Men's doubles
[edit]| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn)
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| Silver | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn)
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| Bronze |  Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl)
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Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
[edit]- Men's doubles European champions
- Men's singles European champions
- Women's singles European champions
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