Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics

Luge
at the XII Olympic Winter Games
Venue Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates 4–7 February
Competitors 95 from 16 nations

Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between February 4 and February 7, 1976.[1]

Medal summary

Medal table

[1]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 East Germany3115
2 West Germany0213
3 Austria0011
Totals (3 nations)3339


East Germany led the medal table with five medals, including a sweep of the gold medals.

Events

[1]

Event Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
Dettlef Günther
 East Germany
3:27.688 Josef Fendt
 West Germany
3:28.196 Hans Rinn
 East Germany
3:28.574
Women's singles
Margit Schumann
 East Germany
2:50.621 Ute Rührold
 East Germany
2:50.846 Elisabeth Demleitner
 West Germany
2:51.056
Doubles
 East Germany (GDR)
Hans Rinn
Norbert Hahn
1:25.604  West Germany (FRG)
Hans Brandner
Balthasar Schwarm
1:25.889  Austria (AUT)
Rudolf Schmid
Franz Schachner
1:25.919

Participating NOCs

[1]

Sixteen nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. Chinese Taipei made their Olympic luge debut.

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved January 20, 2014.

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