The FIL European Luge Championships 1955 took place in Hahnenklee

Hahnenklee

Hahnenklee is a borough of the city of Goslar, in the German state of the Lower Saxony. It is located within the Harz mountain range between Goslar and Osterode. The district of Hahnenklee also comprises the former village of Bockswiese, both are mining settlements originating from the 16th century...

, West Germany

West Germany

West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....

 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.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Isser won her fourth straight European championship at this event.

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	(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.... , Paul Isser Paul Isser Paul Isser was an Austrian luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.-References:*... )
Silver	(Hermann Küppel Hermann Küppel Hermann Küppel was a West German luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.-References:*... , Dietrich Schmidt Dietrich Schmidt Dietrich Schmidt was a West German luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.-References:*... )
Bronze	(Hermann Mayr Hermann Mayr Hermann Mayr was a West German luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.-References:*... , Erhard Grundmann Erhard Grundmann Erhard Grundmann was a German luger from Czechoslovakia. He competed between the late 1930s and the mid 1950s for Czechoslovakia and later for West Germany. He won two bronze medals in the men's doubles event at the European luge championships .-References:*... )

Prior to World War II

World War II

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, Grundmann competed for Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia

Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...

, winning a bronze in this event in 1938

FIL European Luge Championships 1938

The FIL European Luge Championships 1938 took place in Salzburg, 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.-Men's singles:Tietze...

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Medal table

1		3	1	1	5
2		0	2	1	3
3		0	0	1	1