FIL European Luge Championships 1978
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The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand
, Sweden
for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970
and 1976
.
Czechoslovakia
earned their first championship medal since 1939
.
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....
for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970
FIL European Luge Championships 1970
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...
and 1976
FIL European Luge Championships 1976
The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970...
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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 Rinn Hans Rinn Hans Rinn is an East German former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s... , Norbert Hahn Norbert Hahn Norbert Hahn is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s... ) |
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| Silver | (Bernd Hahn Bernd Hahn Bernd Hahn is an East German luger who competed from the early 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships .... , Ulrich Hahn Ulrich Hahn Ulrich Hahn is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1970s to the early 1980s. He won two gold medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Championships .... ) |
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| Bronze | (Jindrich Zeman Jindrich Zeman Jindřich Zeman was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.... , Vladimir Resl Vladimír Resl Vladimír Resl was a Czechoslovakian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1978 FIL European Luge Championships in Hammarstrand, Sweden.... ) |
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia
Czechoslovakia or Czecho-Slovakia was a sovereign state in Central Europe which existed from October 1918, when it declared its independence from the Austro-Hungarian Empire, until 1992...
earned their first championship medal since 1939
FIL European Luge Championships 1939
The FIL European Luge Championships 1939 took place in Reichenberg, Czechoslovakia for the second time under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the...
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Medal table
| 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 2 |  Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |