Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics
Appearance
Luge at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
Dates | 4–7 February |
Competitors | 94 from 16 nations |
Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics | ||
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Singles | men | women |
Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1976.[1][2]
Medal summary
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
3 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Germany dominated the medal table with eight medals (with an exception of an Austrian bronze medal), including an East German sweep of the gold medals.[1]
Events
Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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Men's singles |
Dettlef Günther![]() |
3:27.688 | Josef Fendt![]() |
3:28.196 | Hans Rinn![]() |
3:28.574 |
Women's singles |
Margit Schumann![]() |
2:50.621 | Ute Rührold![]() |
2:50.846 | Elisabeth Demleitner![]() |
2:51.056 |
Doubles |
![]() Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
1:25.604 | ![]() Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm |
1:25.889 | ![]() Rudolf Schmid Franz Schachner |
1:25.919 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. Chinese Taipei made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
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References
- ^ a b c d "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.