Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel Wolfgang Scheidel is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s...  (GDR)	3:27.58
Silver	Harald Ehrig Harald Ehrig Harald Ehrig is an East German former luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the early 1970s. He won the silver medal in the men's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo....  (GDR)	3:28.39
Bronze	Wolfram Fiedler Wolfram Fiedler Wolfram Fiedler was an East German luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s...  (GDR)	3:28.73

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 Bredow Reinhard Bredow Reinhard Bredow is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...  (GDR)	1:28.35
Gold	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... , Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner Walter Plaikner is an Italian national of Austrian descent former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...  (ITA)	1:28.35
Bronze	Klaus Bonsack Klaus Bonsack Klaus Bonsack is an East German former luger who competed during the 1960s and early 1970s.He was born in Waltershausen, Thuringia.... , Wolfram Fiedler Wolfram Fiedler Wolfram Fiedler was an East German luger who competed from the mid 1960s to the mid 1970s...  (GDR)	1:29.16

A malfunctioning starting gate cancelled the results of the first run. Italy

Italy at the 1972 Winter Olympics

-Medalists:- Alpine skiing:MenMen's slalom- Biathlon:Men1One minute added per close miss , two minutes added per complete miss.Men's 4 x 7.5 km relay2A penalty loop of 200 metres had to be skied per missed target....

, whose doubles team of 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...

 and Walter Plaikner

Walter Plaikner

Walter Plaikner is an Italian national of Austrian descent former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...

 won the first run, protested to event officials the results should stand since all contestants had suffered equally, but to no avail. After the protest was denied, a rerun was ordered. Hildgartner and Plaikner won the first run of the rerun event while the East German

East Germany at the 1972 Winter Olympics

East Germany competed at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo, Japan.-Medalists:- Biathlon:Men1One minute added per close miss , two minutes added per complete miss....

 team of Horst Hörnlein

Horst Hörnlein

Horst Hörnlein was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...

 and Reinhard Bredow

Reinhard Bredow

Reinhard Bredow is an East German former luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s...

 had the fastest second run. The combined times were equal for the only time in Winter Olympic luge history. The International Luge Federation consulted with IOC President Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage

Avery Brundage was an American amateur athlete, sports official, art collector, and philanthropist. Brundage competed in the 1912 Olympics and was the US national all-around athlete in 1914, 1916 and 1918...

 on this matter, and gold medals were awarded to both teams as a result. By the time of the 1976 Winter Olympics

1976 Winter Olympics

The 1976 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XII Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event which was celebrated February 4–15, 1976 in Innsbruck, Austria...

, artificial track luge would be timed in thousandths of a second (0.001) rather than hundredths of a second (0.01) in an effort to avoid ties. That would prove effective until the FIL European Luge Championships 2008

FIL European Luge Championships 2008

The FIL European Luge Championships 2008 took place January 7-13, 2008 at the Cesana Pariol track in Cesana, Italy. The relay competition took the place of the team event that had been held at every European championship since 1988...

 at Cesana, when another tie occurred. This tie was again in the men's doubles event and it again involved Italy and Germany (East and 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....

 reunified

German reunification

German reunification was the process in 1990 in which the German Democratic Republic joined the Federal Republic of Germany , and when Berlin reunited into a single city, as provided by its then Grundgesetz constitution Article 23. The start of this process is commonly referred by Germans as die...

 in 1990) only this time it was for a bronze medal rather than gold.

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Anna-Maria Müller Anna-Maria Müller Anna-Maria Müller was an East German luger who competed in the late 1960s and early 1970s. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo...  (GDR)	2:59.18
Silver	Ute Rührold Ute Rührold Ute Rührold is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s. She won two consecutive silver medals in the women's singles event at Winter Olympics ....  (GDR)	2:59.49
Bronze	Margit Schumann Margit Schumann Margit Schumann is an East German luger who competed during the 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, she won two medals in the women's singles event with a gold in 1976 and a bronze in 1972).Schumann also won four consecutive gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships... (GDR)	2:59.54

Medal table

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2		1	0	0	1