The FIL European Luge Championships 1953 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo

Cortina d'Ampezzo is a town and comune in the southern Alps located in Veneto, a region in Northern Italy. Located in the heart of the Dolomites in an alpine valley, it is a popular winter sport resort known for its ski-ranges, scenery, accommodations, shops and après-ski scene...

, Italy

Italy

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 under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

The Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing or International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation is the main international federation for all bobsleigh and skeleton sports...

 (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in ) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. The Austria

Austria

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ns repeated their feat at the 1951 European championships

FIL European Luge Championships 1951

The FIL European Luge Championships 1951 took place in Igls, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation was formed in 1957...

 by sweeping all of the medals in all three events.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	(Hans Krausner Hans Krausner Hans Krausner is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the inaugural FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955.... , Wilhelm Lache Wilhelm Lache Wilhelm Lache was an Austrian who competed during the 1950s. He won five medals at the European luge championships with one gold , two silvers , and two bronzes .... )
Silver	(Paul Aste Paul Aste Paul Aste was an Austrian bobsledder and luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He also took the Olympic Oath for athletes at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.... , Heinrich Isser Heinrich Isser Heinrich "Heini" Isser is an Austrian bobsledder-luger who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.-Luge career:... )
Bronze	(Erich Raffl, Stefan Schöpf Stefan Schöpf Stefan Schöpf is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals in the men's doubles event at the European luge championships with a silver in 1956 and a bronze in 1953.-References:*... )