FIL World Luge Championships 1960
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1960 took place in Garmisch-Partenkirchen
, West Germany
. This was an extraordinary event because a luge track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics
in Squaw Valley.
Garmisch-Partenkirchen
Garmisch-Partenkirchen is a mountain resort town in Bavaria, southern Germany. It is the administrative centre of the district of Garmisch-Partenkirchen, in the Oberbayern region, and the district is on the border with Austria...
, 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....
. This was an extraordinary event because a luge track was not constructed for the 1960 Winter Olympics
1960 Winter Olympics
The 1960 Winter Olympics, officially known as the VIII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event held between February 18 and 28, 1960 in Squaw Valley, California, United States. In 1955 at the 50th IOC meeting, the organizing committee made the surprise choice to award Squaw Valley as...
in Squaw Valley.
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 | (Reinhold Frosch Reinhold Frosch Reinhold Frosch is an Austrian luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1960s. He won a complete set of medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in the men's doubles , a silver in the men's singles event , and a bronze in the men's singles event .Frosch also won a bronze... , 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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| Silver | (Herbert Thaler Herbert Thaler Herbert Thaler is an Austrian luger who competed from the late 1950s to the early 1960s. He won two medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in the men's singles and a silver in the men's doubles event .... , Helmut Thaler Helmut Thaler Helmut Thaler was an Austrian luger who competed from the late 1950s to the late 1960s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.He was born in Imst.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Horst Tiedge Horst Tiedge Horst Tiedge was a West German luger who competed in the late 1950s and early 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1960 FIL World Luge Championships in Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany.-References:**... , Hans Plenk Hans Plenk Hans Plenk was a West German luger who competed during the 1960s.He was born in Berchtesgaden.He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |