The FIL European Luge Championships 1951 took place in Igls, Austria

Austria

Austria , officially the Republic of Austria , is a landlocked country of roughly 8.4 million people in Central Europe. It is bordered by the Czech Republic and Germany to the north, Slovakia and Hungary to the east, Slovenia and Italy to the south, and Switzerland and Liechtenstein to the...

 under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing

The Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing or International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation is the main international federation for all bobsleigh and skeleton sports...

 (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in ) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. It marked the first time these championships would be held after the end of World War II

World War II

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 in 1945. Host nation Austria made history by becoming the first nation to sweep the medals in all three events at these championships.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	(Hans Krausner Hans Krausner Hans Krausner is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the inaugural FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955.... , Rudolf Peyfuss Rudolf Peyfuss Rudolf Peyfuss is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1950s. He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1951 European luge championships in Igls, Austria.-References:*... )
Silver	(Heinrich Isser Heinrich Isser Heinrich "Heini" Isser is an Austrian bobsledder-luger who competed during the 1950s and 1960s.He was born in Matrei in Osttirol.-Luge career:... , Josef Isser Josef Isser Josef "Pepi" Isser is an Austrian luger who competed in the 1950s. He won two medals at the inaugural event at the FIL World Luge Championships in Oslo in 1955 with a silver in the men's doubles and a bronze in the men's singles events... )
Bronze	(Norbert Steixner Norbert Steixner Norbert Steixner was an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1950s. He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1951 European luge championships in Igls, Austria.-References:*... , Adolf Hofer)