FIL European Luge Championships 1978
Appearance
The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
Men's singles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) | |
Silver | Hans Rinn (GDR) | |
Bronze | Vladimir Zhitov (URS) |
Women's singles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | Elisabeth Demleitner (GER) | |
Silver | Anna Mayevskaya (URS) | |
Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS) |
Men's doubles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
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Gold | East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn) | |
Silver | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) | |
Bronze | Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl) |
Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
Medal table
1 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
4 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |