The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst

Imst

Imst is a city in the Austrian federal state of Tyrol. It lies on the River Inn in western Tyrol, some 55 km west of Innsbruck and at an altitude of 828 m above sea-level...

, Austria

Austria

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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". It would be the last championship under the FIBT until formation of the International Luge Federation (FIL) the following year.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Lieber ends Isser's European championship reign at this event.

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	(Wilhelm Leimgruber Wilhelm Leimgruber Wilhelm Leimgruber was an Austrian luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1956 European luge championships in Imst, Austria.-References:*... , Josef Unterfrauner Josef Unterfrauner Josef Unterfrauner was an Austrian luger who competed in the mid 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1956 European luge championships in Imst, Austria.-References:... )
Silver	(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:*... )
Bronze	(Josef Thaler Josef Thaler Josef Thaler is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955 with a gold in the men's doubles and a silver in the men's singles events.... , Luis Posch Luis Posch Luis Posch is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1956 European luge championships in Imst, Austria.-References:*... )

Medal table

1		3	3	2	8
2		0	0	1	1