Luge at the Winter Olympics
Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically considered an open event since 1994, but only men have competed in it.[1][2][3] German lugers (competing under the IOC country codes of EUA, GDR, FRG and GER at different times since 1964) have dominated the competition, winning 81 medals of 141 possible.
| Luge at the Winter Olympics | |
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| Governing body | FIL |
| Events | 4 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 2) |
| Games | |
Events
| Event | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Year |
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| Men's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||||||||
| Doubles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||||||||
| Women's singles | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 15 | ||||||||
| Team relay | • | • | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Total events | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 |
Medal leaders
Georg Hackl of Germany is the most successful Olympic luger, having won three gold medals attained in three consecutive Olympics.
Armin Zöggeler is the only athlete to have won one medal in a single individual event in six Olympics (furthermore consecutive).
Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three medals in total are listed below.
| Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Armin Zöggeler |  |
Men's singles | 1994–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 |
| Natalie Geisenberger |  |
Women's singles Team relay |
2010–2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| Georg Hackl | |
Men's singles | 1988–2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
| Tobias Arlt | |
Doubles Team relay |
2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Tobias Wendl | |
Doubles Team relay |
2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Jan Behrendt |  |
Doubles | 1988–1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Krauße | |
Doubles | 1988–1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
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Men's singles Doubles |
1964–1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| Felix Loch | |
Men's singles Team relay |
2010–2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Thomas Köhler | |
Men's singles Doubles |
1964–1968 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Paul Hildgartner | |
Men's singles Doubles |
1972–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Andreas Linger |  |
Doubles | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Linger | |
Doubles | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Hans Rinn | |
Men's singles Doubles |
1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Silke Kraushaar | |
Women's singles | 1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Tatjana Hüfner | |
Women's singles | 2006–2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Albert Demchenko |  |
Men's singles Team relay |
1994–2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Markus Prock | |
Men's singles | 1984–2002 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Andris Šics |  |
Doubles Team relay |
2006–2014 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Juris Šics | |
Doubles Team relay |
2006–2014 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Norbert Hahn | |
Doubles | 1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Steffi Martin | |
Women's singles | 1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| Sylke Otto | |
Women's singles | 1992 2002–2006 |
2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Medal table
Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | | 18 | 10 | 9 | 37 |
| 2 | | 13 | 8 | 8 | 29 |
| 3 | | 7 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 4 | | 6 | 8 | 8 | 22 |
| 5 | | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 6 | | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 7 |  | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 |
| 8 |  | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 |
| 9 | | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 10 | | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 11 |  | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (11 nations) | 48 | 46 | 47 | 141 | |
Note: two gold medals handed in the 1972 doubles competition.
Number of lugers by nation
| Nation | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | Years |
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| Nations | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12 | 14 | 13 | 16 | 14 | 17 | 22 | 22 | 25 | 24 | 26 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | |
| Lugers | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 68 | 85 | 83 | 94 | 80 | 81 | 90 | 89 | 92 | 93 | 110 | 108 | 110 | 108 | 110 | |
| Year | 24 | 28 | 32 | 36 | 48 | 52 | 56 | 60 | 64 | 68 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 84 | 88 | 92 | 94 | 98 | 02 | 06 | 10 | 14 | 18 | |
See also
References
- List of Olympic medalists in luge from the IOC. - accessed 17 February 2010.
- Specific
- "Luge". Australian Olympic Committee. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Women & the Winter Olympics". topend sports. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
- "Qualification Systems for XXIII Olympic Winter Games, PyeongChang" (PDF). fil-luge.org. Retrieved February 16, 2018.
External links
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