Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics
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| Venue | Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
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| Dates | 9-12 February |
| Competitors | 81 from 17 nations |
Luge at the 1984 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Sarajevo Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track. The competition took place between February 9 and February 12, 1984.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  East Germany | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 2 |  West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 2 |  Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Soviet Union | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
East Germany led the medal table with four medals, one gold.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles |
Paul Hildgartner Italy (ITA) | 3:04.549 | Sergey Danilin Soviet Union (URS) | 3:04.962 | Valery Dudin Soviet Union (URS) | 3:05.012 |
| Women's singles |
Steffi Walter-Martin East Germany (GDR) | 2:46.570 | Bettina Schmidt East Germany (GDR) | 2:46.873 | Ute Oberhoffner-Weiß East Germany (GDR) | 2:47.248 |
| Doubles |
West Germany (FRG) Hans Stanggassinger Franz Wembacher | 1:23.620 | Soviet Union (URS) Yevgeny Belousov Aleksandr Belyakov | 1:23.660 | East Germany (GDR) Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch | 1:23.887 |
Participating NOCs
Seventeen nations participated in Luge at the Sarajevo Games. Puerto Rico and Yugoslavia made their Olympic luge debuts.
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References
- 1 2 3 4 "Sarajevo 1984 Official Report" (PDF). Organising Committee of the XlVth Winter Olympic Games 1984 at Sarajevo. LA84 Foundation. 1984. Retrieved January 20, 2014.
Sports-Reference - 1984 Olympics - Luge
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