FIL World Luge Championships
FIL World Luge Championships | |
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Status | active |
Genre | sports event |
Date(s) | January–February |
Frequency | annual |
Location(s) | various |
Inaugurated | 1955 |
Organised by | ILF |
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The FIL World Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955. These championships are shown for artificial tracks. See FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships for all natural track events that have taken place since 1979.
Host cities
[edit]- 1955: Oslo, Norway
- 1956: Event cancelled
- 1957: Davos, Switzerland
- 1958: Krynica, Poland
- 1959: Villard-de-Lans, France
- 1960: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
- 1961: Girenbad, Switzerland
- 1962: Krynica, Poland
- 1963: Imst, Austria
- 1965: Davos, Switzerland
- 1966: Friedrichroda, East Germany (cancelled)
- 1967: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1969: Königssee, West Germany
- 1970: Königssee, West Germany
- 1971: Olang, Italy
- 1973: Oberhof, East Germany
- 1974: Königssee, West Germany
- 1975: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1977: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1978: Imst, Austria
- 1979: Königssee, West Germany
- 1981: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1983: Lake Placid, United States
- 1985: Oberhof, East Germany
- 1987: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1989: Winterberg, West Germany
- 1990: Calgary, Canada
- 1991: Winterberg, Germany
- 1993: Calgary, Canada
- 1995: Lillehammer, Norway
- 1996: Altenberg, Germany
- 1997: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1999: Königssee, Germany
- 2000: St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 2001: Calgary, Canada
- 2003: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2004: Nagano, Japan
- 2005: Park City, United States
- 2007: Innsbruck, Austria
- 2008: Oberhof, Germany
- 2009: Lake Placid, United States
- 2011: Cesana, Italy
- 2012: Altenberg, Germany
- 2013: Whistler, Canada
- 2015: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2016: Königssee, Germany
- 2017: Innsbruck, Austria
- 2019: Winterberg, Germany
- 2020: Sochi, Russia
- 2021: Königssee, Germany (Originally awarded to Calgary and then to Whistler, Canada)
- 2022: Winterberg, Germany (only women's doubles)
- 2023: Oberhof, Germany
- 2024: Altenberg, Germany
- 2025: Whistler, Canada
Men's singles
[edit]Debuted: 1955.
Medal table
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 11 | 15 | 8 | 34 |
2 | ![]() | 9 | 4 | 9 | 22 |
3 | ![]() | 8 | 4 | 3 | 15 |
4 | ![]() | 7 | 8 | 9 | 24 |
5 | ![]() | 6 | 11 | 18 | 35 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
7 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
8 | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
9 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Russian Luge Federation | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
13 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Totals (14 entries) | 50 | 50 | 50 | 150 |
Women's singles
[edit]Debuted: 1955.
Medal table
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Men's doubles
[edit]Debuted: 1955 as open event to men and women. Cancelled due to weather conditions: 1959. Changed to men's doubles: 2023.
Medal table
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Women's doubles
[edit]Debuted: 2022.
Medal table
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Mixed team
[edit]Debuted: 1989 as five sleds (up to six members) per mixed team. Changed to three sleds (up to four members) per mixed team: 1999.
Changed to relay format – three sleds (four members) per mixed team: 2008. Changed to four sleds (six members) per mixed relay team: 2024.
Medal table
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Men's sprint
[edit]Debuted: 2016.
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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2017 Innsbruck | ![]() |
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2019 Winterberg | ![]() |
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2020 Sochi | ![]() |
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2021 Königssee | ![]() |
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2023 Oberhof | ![]() |
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2024 Altenberg | ![]() |
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Medal table
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Women's sprint
[edit]Debuted: 2016.
Season | Winner | Runner-up | Third |
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2016 Königssee | ![]() |
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2017 Innsbruck | ![]() |
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2019 Winterberg | ![]() |
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2020 Sochi | ![]() |
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2021 Königssee | ![]() |
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2023 Oberhof | ![]() |
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2024 Altenberg | ![]() |
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Medal table
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Men's doubles' sprint
[edit]Debuted: 2016 as open event to men and women. Changed to men's doubles' sprint: 2023.
Medal table
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Women's doubles' sprint
[edit]Debuted: 2023.
Medal table
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Medal table
[edit]Updated after the 2024 FIL World Luge Championships.
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Multiple medalists
[edit]Boldface denotes active lugers and highest medal count among all lugers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
[edit]Rank | Luger | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Felix Loch | ![]() |
2008 | 2024 | 14 | 5 | 2 | 21 |
2 | Sascha Benecken | ![]() |
2012 | 2023 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 |
Toni Eggert | ![]() |
2012 | 2023 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
4 | Georg Hackl | ![]() ![]() |
1987 | 2005 | 10 | 10 | 2 | 22 |
5 | Tobias Arlt | ![]() |
2008 | 2024 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 |
Tobias Wendl | ![]() |
2008 | 2024 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 20 | |
7 | Patric Leitner | ![]() |
1999 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
Alexander Resch | ![]() |
1999 | 2007 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
9 | Jan Behrendt | ![]() ![]() |
1989 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | – | 11 |
Stefan Krauße | ![]() ![]() |
1989 | 1997 | 7 | 4 | – | 11 |
Women
[edit]Rank | Luger | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Natalie Geisenberger | ![]() |
2008 | 2021 | 9 | 5 | 2 | 16 |
2 | Tatjana Hüfner | ![]() |
2007 | 2017 | 8 | 1 | 2 | 11 |
3 | Susi Erdmann | ![]() ![]() |
1989 | 1997 | 7 | 3 | – | 10 |
4 | Gabriele Kohlisch | ![]() ![]() |
1987 | 1996 | 6 | 4 | – | 10 |
5 | Sylke Otto | ![]() |
1997 | 2005 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
6 | Julia Taubitz | ![]() |
2019 | 2024 | 5 | 7 | – | 12 |
7 | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | ![]() |
1997 | 2008 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 10 |
8 | Margit Schumann | ![]() |
1973 | 1977 | 4 | – | – | 4 |
9 | Andrea Tagwerker | ![]() |
1991 | 1999 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
10 | Jessica Degenhardt | ![]() |
2022 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
Cheyenne Rosenthal | ![]() |
2022 | 2023 | 3 | – | – | 3 |
References
[edit]- Overall Winners World Championship
- FIL-Luge.org list of World luge champions. (in German) – Accessed 31 January 2008.
- "Luge and Olympism". Olympic Review. December 1983. p. 862.
- Doubles World Champions
- Men's singles World Champions
- Mixed teams World Champions
- Women's singles World Champions[permanent dead link]