FIL World Luge Championships 1957
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos
, Switzerland
. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) which was formed earlier that year. Also, it was the first time the championships had been held after being cancelled the previous year.
Davos
Davos is a municipality in the district of Prättigau/Davos in the canton of Graubünden, Switzerland. It has a permanent population of 11,248 . Davos is located on the Landwasser River, in the Swiss Alps, between the Plessur and Albula Range...
, Switzerland
Switzerland
Switzerland name of one of the Swiss cantons. ; ; ; or ), in its full name the Swiss Confederation , is a federal republic consisting of 26 cantons, with Bern as the seat of the federal authorities. The country is situated in Western Europe,Or Central Europe depending on the definition....
. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) which was formed earlier that year. Also, it was the first time the championships had been held after being cancelled the previous year.
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 | (Josef Strillinger Josef Strillinger Josef Strillinger was a West German luger who competed during the 1950s. He won three medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with two golds and one bronze .... , Fritz Nachmann Fritz Nachmann Fritz Nachmann is a West German former luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.... ) |
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| Silver | (Giorgio Pichler Giorgio Pichler Giorgio Pichler was an Italian luger who competed during the 1950s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1957 FIL World Luge Championships in Davos, Switzerland.-References:*... , Giovanni Graber Giovanni Graber Giovanni Graber was an Italian luger who competed during the 1950s and the 1960s. He won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1962 and a silver in 1957.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Erich Raffl, 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.... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |