FIL European Luge Championships 1976

The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971 that was equalled in 1974.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Wolfram Fiedler (GDR)
Silver  Michael Gärdebäck (SWE)
Bronze  Hans-Heinrich Winkler (GDR)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Vera Zozula (URS)
Silver  Agneta Lindskog (SWE)
Bronze  Halina Biegun (POL)

Zozula is the first Soviet to win at the European championships.

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  East Germany (Bernd Dreyer, Roland Herdmann)
Silver  Norway (Asle Strand, Helge Svensen)
Bronze  Soviet Union (Dainis Bremse, Algars Kirkis)

Norway earned its first medal at the championships since 1937.

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  East Germany 2 0 1 3
2  Soviet Union 1 0 1 2
3  Sweden 0 2 0 2
4  Norway 0 1 0 1
5  Poland 0 0 1 1

References

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