FIL World Luge Championships 1987
Encyclopedia
The FIL World Luge Championships 1987 took place in Igls, Austria
for the second time, having done so previously in 1977
.
Prock wins Austria
's first medal at the world championships since 1978
.
Hoffman and Pietszch become the first lugers to win three straight World Championship events.
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
for the second time, having done so previously in 1977
FIL World Luge Championships 1977
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Prock wins Austria
Austria
Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...
's first medal at the world championships since 1978
FIL World Luge Championships 1978
-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
.
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | ||
| Silver | ||
| Bronze |
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Jörg Hoffmann Jörg Hoffmann (luger) Jörg Hoffmann is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1980s to 1990... , Jochen Pietzsch Jochen Pietzsch Jochen Pietzsch is an East German luger who competed during the mid 1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.... ) |
|
| Silver | (Stefan Ilsanker Stefan Ilsanker Stefan Ilsanker is a West German luger who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.... , Georg Hackl Georg Hackl Georg Hackl is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.He won... ) |
|
| Bronze | (Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. Together with Wolfgang Staudinger he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, representing West Germany.Schwab also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL... , Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger is a West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989. Together with Thomas Schwab he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... ) |
Hoffman and Pietszch become the first lugers to win three straight World Championship events.
Medal table
| 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |