FIL European Luge Championships 1971
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The FIL European Luge Championships 1971 took place in Imst
, Austria
for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956
. A record four countries won medals at these championships.
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
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956
FIL European Luge Championships 1956
The FIL European Luge Championships 1956 took place in Imst, Austria under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge"...
. A record four countries won medals at these championships.
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 | (Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts... , Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner is an Italian national of Austrian descent former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s... ) |
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| Silver | (Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge... , Ewald Walch Ewald Walch Ewald Walch was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Tadeusz Radwan Tadeusz Radwan Tadeusz Radwan was a Polish luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He was born in Koziniec. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.Radwan also finished 22nd in the men's singles event at the 1968 Winter... , Janusz Krawczyk Janusz Krawczyk Janusz Krawczyk was a Polish luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1971 FIL European Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.-References:*... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |