FIL European Luge Championships 1976
Encyclopedia
The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand
, Sweden
for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970
. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971
that was equalled in 1974
.
Zozula is the first Soviet
to win at the European championships.
Norway
earned its first medal at the championships since 1937
.
Hammarstrand
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,061 inhabitants in 2005. The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970
FIL European Luge Championships 1970
The FIL European Luge Championships 1970 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden. This event was dominated by the rise of the East German team, who won six of the nine available medals at this championship...
. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971
FIL European Luge Championships 1971
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.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:...
that was equalled in 1974
FIL European Luge Championships 1974
The FIL European Luge Championships 1974 took place in Imst, Austria for the third time after previously hosting the event in 1956 and 1971.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Zozula is the first Soviet
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
to win at the European championships.
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Bernd Dreyer Bernd Dreyer Bernd Dreyer was an East German luger who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.-References:* - Accessed January 31, 2008.*... , Roland Herdmann Roland Herdmann Roland Herdmann was an East German luger who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.-References:* - Accessed January 31, 2008.*... ) |
|
| Silver | (Asle Strand, Helge Svensen Helge Svensen Helge Svensen was a Norwegian luger who competed in the mid 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.... ) |
|
| Bronze |  Soviet Union (Dainis BremseDainis Bremse Dainis Bremse was a Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.... , Algars Kirkis Algars Kirkis Algars Kriķis was a Soviet luger who competed during the late 1970s. He won the gold medal at the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL World Luge Championships in Imst, Austria.... ) |
Norway
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
earned its first medal at the championships since 1937
FIL European Luge Championships 1937
The FIL European Luge Championships 1937 took place in Oslo, Norway 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:-Women's...
.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | |
| 2 | Soviet Union |
1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |