FIL European Luge Championships 1988
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The FIL European Luge Championships 1988 took place in Königssee
, West Germany
for a record fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1967
, 1972
, 1973
, and 1977
. The mixed team event debutted at these championships with two runs from men's singles, two runs from women's singles, and one run from men's doubles.
Schönau am Königsee
Schönau am Königsee is a municipality in the district of Berchtesgadener Land in the German state of Bavaria. It is located at the northern end of the Königssee lake....
, West Germany
West Germany
West Germany is the common English, but not official, name for the Federal Republic of Germany or FRG in the period between its creation in May 1949 to German reunification on 3 October 1990....
for a record fifth time after hosting the event previously in 1967
FIL European Luge Championships 1967
The FIL European Luge Championships 1967 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled from 1963 to 1966.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:...
, 1972
FIL European Luge Championships 1972
The FIL European Luge Championships 1972 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second time after previously hosting the event in 1967. It also marked the first time the event took place a permanent artificially refrigerated track which opened in early 1969.-Men's singles:-Women's...
, 1973
FIL European Luge Championships 1973
The FIL European Luge Championships 1973 took place in Königssee, West Germany for the second consecutive year and third time overall .-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
, and 1977
FIL European Luge Championships 1977
The FIL European Luge Championships 1977 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time after hosting the event previously in 1967, 1972, and 1973.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...
. The mixed team event debutted at these championships with two runs from men's singles, two runs from women's singles, and one run from men's doubles.
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 | (Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. Together with Wolfgang Staudinger he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, representing West Germany.Schwab also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL... , Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger is a West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989. Together with Thomas Schwab he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... ) |
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| Silver | (Hansjörg Raffl Hansjörg Raffl Hansjörg Raffl is an Italian luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.... , Norbert Huber Norbert Huber Norbert Huber is an Italian luger who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... ) |
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| Bronze | (Yevgeniy Belusov, Aleksandr Belyakov Aleksandr Belyakov Aleksandr Belyakov was a Soviet luger who competed in the mid 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Sarajevo in 1984.... ) |
Mixed team
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Georg Hackl Georg Hackl Georg Hackl is a German former luger who was three time Olympic and World Champion. He is known affectionately as Hackl-Schorsch or as the Speeding Weißwurst a reference to what he looks like in his white bodysuit coming down the luge at fast speeds.Hackl was born in Berchtesgaden, Bavaria.He won... , Johannes Schettel Johannes Schettel Johannes Schettel is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1989 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, West Germany.... , Kerstin Langkopf Kerstin Langkopf Kerstin Langkopf is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. She won a gold medal in the mized team event at the FIL European Luge Championships 1988 in Königssee, West Germany.Martini also finished 19th in the 2008-09 Luge World Cup.... , Veronika Bilgeri Veronika Bilgeri Veronika Bilgeri is a West German luger who competed during the late 1980s. She won two medals at the 1988 FIL European Luge Championships in Königssee, West Germany with a gold in the mixed team event and a silver in the women's singles event.... , Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab Thomas Schwab is a West German luger who competed in the late 1980s. Together with Wolfgang Staudinger he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary, representing West Germany.Schwab also won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL... , Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger Wolfgang Staudinger is a West German luger who competed from 1978 to 1989. Together with Thomas Schwab he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... ) |
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| Silver | (Michael Walter Michael Walter (luge) Michael Walter is an East German former luger who competed during the 1980s. He won two medals in the men's singles event at the FIL World Luge Championships with a gold in 1985 and a silver in 1981.... , Jens Müller Jens Müller (luger) Jens Müller is an East German-German luger who competed from 1985 to 2001. He won two medals at the Winter Olympics in men's singles with a gold at Calgary in 1988 and a bronze at Nagano in 1998.Müller started for the ASK Vorwärts Oberhof and the BSR "Rennsteig" Oberhof... , Cerstin Schmidt Cerstin Schmidt Cerstin Schmidt is an East German luger who competed during the mid to late 1980s. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... , Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss, Ernst, Paschold) |
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| Bronze | (Wilfried Huber Wilfried Huber Wilfried Huber is an Italian luger who has competed since 1985. Together with Kurt Brugger, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... , Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner Paul Hildgartner is an Italian of German descent former luger who competed from the early 1970s to the late 1980s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he earned two gold medals and one silver medal for his efforts... , Marie-Luise Rainer, Gerda Weissensteiner Gerda Weissensteiner Gerda Weissensteiner is an Italian luger and bobsleigh pilot who has competed from the late 1980s to 2006... , Hansjörg Raffl Hansjörg Raffl Hansjörg Raffl is an Italian luger who competed from the late 1970s to the mid 1990s. Competing in five Winter Olympics, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a silver in 1994 and a bronze in 1992.... , Norbert Huber Norbert Huber Norbert Huber is an Italian luger who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s... ) |
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 | |
| 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |