Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  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... (AUT) |
2:52.48 |
| Silver |  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 .... (GDR) |
2:52.66 |
| Bronze | Klaus Bonsack Klaus Bonsack is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.He was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia.... (GDR) |
2:53.33 |
Doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | 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 .... ) (GDR) |
1:35.85 |
| Silver | 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.... ) (AUT) |
1:36.34 |
| Bronze |  Wolfgang Winkler Wolfgang Winkler is a West German former luger who competed in the late 1960s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.-References:***... , 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.... ) (FRG) |
1:37.29 |
With his win in the doubles, 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 ....
becomes the first person to win in both men's singles (1964) and doubles.
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  |
2:28.66 |
| Silver | Christina Schmuck Christina Schmuck is a West German luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s... (FRG) |
2:29.37 |
| Bronze | Angelika Dünhaupt Angelika Dünhaupt is a West German luger who competed during the late 1960s and early 1970s. At the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble, she originally finished sixth in the women's singles event, but was awarded the bronze medal upon the disqualifications of the East German team of Ortrun Enderlein... (FRG) |
2:29.56 |
The East German competitors (Ortrun Enderlein
Ortrun Enderlein
Ortrun Enderlein is an East German luger who competed in the 1960s. She was born in Werdau. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1964 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck...
(2:28.04) and Anna-Maria Müller
Anna-Maria Müller
Anna-Maria Müller was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...
(2:28.06)) were disqualified after they were accused of heating their runners, which would give them a speed advantage. Nevertheless as there was never any real evidence for those allegation presented (not even after the evaluation of the Stasi
Stasi
The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security The Ministry for State Security (German: Ministerium für Staatssicherheit (MfS), commonly known as the Stasi (abbreviation , literally State Security), was the official state security service of East Germany. The MfS was headquartered...
files in 2006) it remains unclear, whether this was true or not.
Medal table
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