Luge at the Winter Olympics

Governing body

Events

4 (men: 1; women: 1; mixed: 2)

Games

1924	•	1928	•	1932	•	1936	•	1948	•	1952
1956	•	1960	•	1964	•	1968	•	1972	•	1976
1980	•	1984	•	1988	•	1992	•	1994	•	1998
2002	•	2006	•	2010	•	2014

Medalists

Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine (face up) and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. From 1964 to 2010, doubles was technically considered a mixed event, but it was almost always competed by a team of two men. Starting in 2014, the doubles event will become a men's only event due to the introduction of the team relay. German lugers (competing under the IOC country codes of EUA, GDR, FRG and GER at different times since 1964) have dominated the competition, winning 75 medals in 43 events. As the Italian luge team is completely recruited from South Tyrol, nearly all medal winners, except those from Soviet Union, Russia, United States and Latvia, are ethnic Germans.

Events

Event	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	Years
Men's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14
Doubles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14
Women's singles	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14
Team relay														•	1

Total events	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	3	4

Medal leaders

A man with a goatee wears a red-white-and-yellow tight jumpsuit, with a red-and-white vest over it, and a red helmet with a raised full-faced visor. He shows a concentrated look. Partially hidden behind him is another man, wearing a black tracksuit jacket and winter cap.

Georg Hackl of Germany is the most successful Olympic luger, having won three gold medals attained in three consecutive Olympics.

A man with a soul patch wears a red-and-white tight jumpsuit, with a red-and-white vest over it, and a metallic silver helmet with a raised full-faced visor. He is sat on the ground with his arms resting upon his legs.

Armin Zöggeler is the only athlete to have won one medal in a single individual event in six Olympics (furthermore consecutive).

Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three medals in total are listed below.

Athlete	NOC	Event	Olympics	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
Zöggeler, ArminArmin Zöggeler	Italy (ITA)	Men's singles	1994–2014	2	1	3	6
Hackl, GeorgGeorg Hackl	West Germany (FRG) Germany (GER)	Men's singles	1988–2006	3	2	0	5
Behrendt, JanJan Behrendt	East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER)	Doubles	1988–1998	2	1	1	4
Krausse, StefanStefan Krausse	East Germany (GDR) Germany (GER)	Doubles	1988–1998	2	1	1	4
Bonsack, KlausKlaus Bonsack	Unified Team of Germany (EUA) East Germany (GDR)	Men's singles Doubles	1964–1972	1	1	2	4
Köhler, ThomasThomas Köhler	Unified Team of Germany (EUA) East Germany (GDR)	Men's singles Doubles	1964–1968	2	1	0	3
Hildgartner, PaulPaul Hildgartner	Italy (ITA)	Men's singles Doubles	1972–1988	2	1	0	3
Rinn, HansHans Rinn	East Germany (GDR)	Men's singles Doubles	1976–1980	2	0	1	3
Kraushaar, SilkeSilke Kraushaar	Germany (GER)	Women's singles	1998–2006	1	1	1	3
Prock, MarkusMarkus Prock	Austria (AUT)	Men's singles	1984–2002	0	2	1	3
Hahn, NorbertNorbert Hahn	East Germany (GDR)	Doubles	1976–1980	2	0	0	2
Martin, SteffiSteffi Martin	East Germany (GDR)	Women's singles	1984–1988	2	0	0	2
Otto, SylkeSylke Otto	Germany (GER)	Women's singles	1992 2002–2006	2	0	0	2
Linger, AndreasAndreas Linger	Austria (AUT)	Doubles	2006–2014	2	1	0	3
Linger, WolfgangWolfgang Linger	Austria (AUT)	Doubles	2006–2014	2	1	0	3
Loch, FelixFelix Loch	Germany (GER)	Men's singles Team relay	2010–2014	3	0	0	3
Geisenberger, NatalieNatalie Geisenberger	Germany (GER)	Women's singles Team relay	2010–2014	2	0	1	3
Hüfner, TatjanaTatjana Hüfner	Germany (GER)	Women's singles	2006–2014	1	1	1	3
Arlt, TobiasTobias Arlt	Germany (GER)	Doubles Team relay	2014	2	0	0	2
Wendl, TobiasTobias Wendl	Germany (GER)	Doubles Team relay	2014	2	0	0	2
Demchenko, AlbertAlbert Demchenko	Russia (RUS)	Men's singles Team relay	1994–2014	0	3	0	3
Šics, AndrisAndris Šics	Latvia (LAT)	Doubles Team relay	2006–2014	0	1	2	3
Šics, JurisJuris Šics	Latvia (LAT)	Doubles Team relay	2006–2014	0	1	2	3

Medal table

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Germany (GER)	15	9	7	31
2	East Germany (GDR)	13	8	8	29
3	Italy (ITA)	7	4	6	17
4	Austria (AUT)	5	7	7	19
5	Unified Team of Germany (EUA)	2	2	1	5
6	West Germany (FRG)	1	4	5	10
7	Soviet Union (URS)	1	2	3	6
8	Russia (RUS)	0	3	0	3
9	United States (USA)	0	2	3	5
10	Latvia (LAT)	0	1	3	4
Total		44	42	43	129

Number of lugers by nation

Nation	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	Years
Argentina (ARG)									1						1	1			2	1	1		6
Australia (AUS)																1	1			1	1	1	5
Austria (AUT)									9	9	8	7	10	7	7	7	8	8	10	10	9	10	14
Bermuda (BER)																1	1	1	1				4
Bosnia and Herzegovina (BIH)																	2	1					2
Brazil (BRA)																			2				2
Bulgaria (BUL)															3	3	2			1	2	1	6
Canada (CAN)									1	7	4	8	4	2	9	6	2	2	7	10	10	8	14
Chinese Taipei (TPE)												2		3	2			2	2	1	1	1	8
Czech Republic (CZE)																			2	4	4	4	4
Czechoslovakia (TCH)									6	6		4	3	3	2	4							7
East Germany (GDR)										8	9	9	9	10	10								6
Estonia (EST)																	1	2					2
France (FRA)										5	1	1			1	3			3		1	1	8
Georgia (GEO)																	2				1		1
Germany (GER)																10	10	10	10	10	10	10	7
Great Britain (GBR)									2	2	6	4	7	4	4	2	1		1	2	1		12
Greece (GRE)																	2	1					2
India (IND)																		1	1	1	1		4
Individual Olympic Athletes (IOA)																						1	1
Italy (ITA)									7	9	9	8	9	9	9	8	8	10	10	9	8	10	14
Japan (JPN)											7	5	2	4	5	3	3	6	4	5	3	1	12
Kazakhstan (KAZ)																						1	1
Latvia (LAT)																6	8	10	8	8	10	9	7
Liechtenstein (LIE)									3	3	1	3	2	1	1		1						8
Moldova (MDA)																			1	1	1	1	4
Netherlands Antilles (AHO)															1								1
New Zealand (NZL)																		1	1				2
Norway (NOR)									4	2	3	7		2		2	3					3	8
Philippines (PHI)															1								1
Poland (POL)									8	9	8	8				2	2	2		3	2	5	10
Puerto Rico (PUR)														1	2								2
Romania (ROU)													4	3	1	3	4	3	4	4	7	2	10
Russia (RUS)																	8	7	10	10	10	10	6
Slovakia (SVK)																	2	1	4	6	5	6	6
Slovenia (SLO)																				1	1		2
South Korea (KOR)																		3	3	1	1	4	5
Soviet Union (URS)											7	6	7	10	10								5
Spain (ESP)										4					1	1							3
Sweden (SWE)										5		5	4	2	2	3	5	3	2				9
Switzerland (SUI)									9				2				1	1	2	2	2	2	8
Tonga (TGA)																						1	1
Ukraine (UKR)																	3	6	4	6	6	6	6
Unified Team (EUN)																10							1
Unified Team of Germany (EUA)									9														1
United States (USA)									9	8	10	9	10	9	10	9	10	10	10	10	10	10	14
Venezuela (VEN)																		1	4	1			3
Virgin Islands (ISV)															1	2	2	1	2				5
West Germany (FRG)										8	10	8	7	8	7								6
Yugoslavia (YUG)														3		2							2

Nations	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	14	13	16	14	17	22	22	25	24	26	24	24	24	49
Lugers	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	68	85	83	94	80	81	90	89	92	93	110	108	107	108	772
Year	24	28	32	36	48	52	56	60	64	68	72	76	80	84	88	92	94	98	02	06	10	14	14

References

List of Olympic medalists in luge from the IOC. - accessed 17 February 2010.

External links

Media related to Luge at the Olympics at Wikimedia Commons

Luge at the Winter Olympics

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List of medalists List of venues

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See also: Paralympic sports

Winter sliding sports

Luge	Winter Olympics medalists venues World championships World Cup World natural track championships European championships European natural track championships

Bobsleigh	Winter Olympics medalists venues World championships World Cup European championships

Skeleton	Winter Olympics medalists venues World championships World Cup European championships

International Luge Federation International Bobsleigh and Skeleton Federation List of bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton tracks List of natural luge tracks

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