FIL World Luge Championships 1967
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1967 took place in Hammarstrand
, Sweden
. This event was held following the cancellation of the previous year's championships in Friedrichroda
, East Germany, which was the last cancellation in the history of the world championships.
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....
. This event was held following the cancellation of the previous year's championships in Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda
Friedrichroda is a town in the district of Gotha, Thuringia, Germany. It is situated at the north foot of the Thuringian Forest, 21 km by rail southwest of the town of Gotha. It is surrounded by fir-clad hills and possesses numerous handsome villa residences, a Kurhaus and a sanatorium...
, East Germany, which was the last cancellation in the history of the world 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 | (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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| 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 | (Siegfried Maier, Ernesto Maier Ernesto Maier Ernesto Maier was an Italian luger who competed during the late 1960s and the early 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1967 FIL World Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |