Luge at the 1988 Winter Olympics
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Luge
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
was held at the Canada Olympic Park
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Walter becomes the first woman to repeat as women's singles champion.
Luge
A Luge is a small one- or two-person sled on which one sleds supine and feet-first. Steering is done by flexing the sled's runners with the calf of each leg or exerting opposite shoulder pressure to the seat. Racing sleds weigh 21-25 kilograms for singles and 25-30 kilograms for doubles. Luge...
at the 1988 Winter Olympics
1988 Winter Olympics
The 1988 Winter Olympics, officially known as the XV Olympic Winter Games, were a winter multi-sport event celebrated in and around Calgary, Alberta, Canada from 13 to 28 February 1988. The host was selected in 1981 after having beat Falun, Sweden and Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy...
was held at the Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park
Canada Olympic Park is located in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. The park is operated by WinSport Canada formerly the Calgary Olympic Development Association . It is currently used both for high performance athletic training and for recreational purposes by the general public...
in Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| 3:05.548 | ||
| 3:05.916 | ||
| 3:06.274 | ||
| 4 | 3:06.358 | |
| 5 | 3:06.933 | |
| 6 | 3:07.098 | |
| 7 | 3:07.371 | |
| 8 |  Hansjörg RafflHansjörg 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.... >ITA |
3:07.525 |
Doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | (Jörg Hoffmann Jörg Hoffmann (luger) Jörg Hoffmann is an East German luger who competed from the mid 1980s to 1990... , Jochen Pietzsch Jochen Pietzsch Jochen Pietzsch is an East German luger who competed during the mid 1980s. Together with Jörg Hoffmann, he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.... ) |
1:31.940 |
| Silver | (Stefan Krauße Stefan Krauße Stefan Krauße is an East German-German luger who competed from the mid 1980s to 1998... , Jan Behrendt Jan Behrendt Jan Behrendt is an East German-German luger who competed from the mid 1980s to 1998... ) |
1:32.039 |
| Bronze | (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.... ) |
1:32.274 |
| 4 | (Stefan Ilsanker Stefan Ilsanker Stefan Ilsanker is a West German luger who competed from the late 1980s to the early 1990s. He won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1987 FIL World Luge Championships in Igls, Austria.... , 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... ) |
1:32.298 |
| 5 | (Georg Fluckinger Georg Fluckinger Georg Fluckinger was an Austrian luger who competed in the late 1970s and early 1980s. Competing in three Winter Olympics, he won the bronze medal in the men's doubles event at Lake Placid in 1980.... , Robert Manzenreiter Robert Manzenreiter Robert Manzenreiter is an Austrian luger who competed during the late 1980s and early 1990s. He won two silver medals in the mixed team event at the FIL World Luge Championships .... ) |
1:32.364 |
| 6 | (Vitaly Melnik, Dmitry Alekseyev) | 1:32.459 |
| 7 | (Kurt Brugger Kurt Brugger Kurt Brugger is an Italian luger who competed from 1987 to 2003. Together with Wilfried Huber, he won the men's doubles event at the 1994 Winter Olympics in Lillehammer.... , 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.... ) |
1:32.553 |
| 7 | (Yevgeny Belousov Yevgeny Belousov Yevgeny Belousov was a Soviet luger who competed in the mid to late 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at Sarajevo in 1984.... , 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.... ) |
1:32.553 |
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Steffi Martin Steffi Martin is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s... (GDR) |
3:03.973 |
| Silver | Ute Oberhoffner Ute Oberhoffner is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s... (GDR) |
3:04.105 |
| Bronze | 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.... (GDR) |
3:04.181 |
| 4 |  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.... (FRG) |
3:05.670 |
| 5 |  Yuliya Antipova Yuliya Antipova is a Soviet luger who competed in the late 1980s and early 1990s. She won three medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, including one silver and two bronzes .... (URS) |
3:05.787 |
| 6 |  Bonny Warner Bonny Warner is an American luger who competed from the early 1980s to the early 1990s. She later competed in women's bobsleigh from 1999 to 2002... (USA) |
3:06.056 |
| 7 |  Marie-Claude Doyon Marie-Claude Doyon is a Canadian luger who competed in the late 1980s. She finished seventh in the women's singles event at the 1988 Winter Olympics in Calgary.... (CAN) |
3:06.211 |
| 8 | Nadejda Danilina Nadejda Danilina is a Soviet luger who competed in the late 1980s. Competing in two Winter Olympics, she earned her best finish of eighth in the women's singles event at Calgary in 1988.... (URS) |
3:06.364 |
Walter becomes the first woman to repeat as women's singles champion.
Medal table
| 1 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 | |
| 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |
| 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |