The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998 took place in Rautavaara

Rautavaara

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, Finland

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. It marked the first time the championships were held outside of the traditional locations of Austria

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, Germany

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, or Italy

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.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Reinhard Gruber ended Gerhard Pilz

Gerhard Pilz

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's reign of five straight World Championships in men's singles natural track luge.

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Panyutina won her third medal of the championships in the 1990s representing her third different country (1990

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1990

-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina becomes the first person not from Austria or Italy to medal at the championships.-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

: bronze for the Soviet Union

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, 1992

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992

The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1992 took place in Bad Goisern, Austria.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:Panyutina is the first person not from Austria or Italy to win a World Luge Natural Track Championship event.-Men's doubles:...

: gold for the Commonwealth of Independent States

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).

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	(Andi Ruetz, Helmut Ruetz)
Silver	(Manfred Graber Manfred Gräber Manfred Gräber is an Italian luger who competed during the late 1980s and 1990s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a gold in 1994 and a silver in 1998.... , Hubert Burger Hubert Burger Hubert Burger is an Italian luger who competed during the 1990s. A natural track luger, he won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with a silver in 1998 and a bronze in 1994.... )
Bronze	(Reinhard Beer Reinhard Beer Reinhard Beer is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1990. A natural track luger, he won five medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two gold , one silver , and two bronzes .Beer also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL... , Herbert Kögl Herbert Kögl Herbert Kögl is an Austrian luger who has competed since 1988. A natural track luger, he won six medals at the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships with two gold , one silver , and three bronzes .Kögl also won two medals in the men's doubles event at the FIL... )

Medal table

1		1	3	2	6
2		1	0	1	2
3		1	0	0	1