FIL European Luge Championships 1970
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The FIL European Luge Championships 1970 took place in Hammarstrand
, Sweden
. This event was dominated by the rise of the East German team, who won six of the nine available medals at this championship. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled in 1968 and 1969 which were also the last cancellation of the European championships.
Hammarstrand
Hammarstrand is a locality and the seat of Ragunda Municipality in Jämtland County, Sweden with 1,061 inhabitants in 2005. The town is host to a bobsleigh and luge track...
, Sweden
Sweden
Sweden , officially the Kingdom of Sweden , is a Nordic country on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe. Sweden borders with Norway and Finland and is connected to Denmark by a bridge-tunnel across the Öresund....
. This event was dominated by the rise of the East German team, who won six of the nine available medals at this championship. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled in 1968 and 1969 which were also the last cancellation of the European 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 | (Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein Horst Hörnlein was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s... , Reinhard Bredlow) |
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| Silver | (Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid Rudolf Schmid is a former luger from Austria who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics of Innsbruck.... , Franz Schachner Franz Schachner Franz Schachner was an Austrian luger who competed during the mid 1970s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1976 Winter Olympics in Innsbruck.... ) |
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| Bronze | (Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid Manfred Schmid is an Austrian former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the late 1970s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won two medals at Grenoble in 1968 with a gold in the men's singles event and a silver in the men's doubles event.Schmid also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge... , Ewald Walch Ewald Walch Ewald Walch was an Austrian luger who competed from the mid 1950s to the early 1970s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble.... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |