FIL World Luge Championships 1965
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1965 took place in Davos
, Switzerland
. This is the second time the city has hosted the event, having done so in 1957
.
The East German doubles sweep at these championships would lead the International Luge Federation (FIL) to limit a country's doubles team to a maximum of two teams.
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....
. This is the second time the city has hosted the event, having done so in 1957
FIL World Luge Championships 1957
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 which was formed earlier that year...
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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 | (Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s... , Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds and one silver .... ) |
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| Silver | (Klaus Bonsack Klaus Bonsack Klaus Bonsack is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.He was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia.... , Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler Thomas Köhler is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s.He won three Winter Olympic medals in men's luge with two golds and one silver .... ) |
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| Bronze | (Horst Hömlein, Rolf Fuchs Rolf Fuchs Rolf Fuchs was an East German luger who competed in the mid 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1965 FIL World Luge Championships in Davos, Switzerland.-References:*... ) |
The East German doubles sweep at these championships would lead the International Luge Federation (FIL) to limit a country's doubles team to a maximum of two teams.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
| 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |