The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband (ISSV - International Sled Sport Federation in (in German)). From 1935 to 1956, the championships were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobagganing Federation in (in French)). Since 1962, the event has been under the auspices of the FIL and has been held in even-numbered years since 1980. Since 2012, it is held annually within a preselected World Cup stages in the so-called race-in-race mode. The results of non-European athletes at these World Cup stages are not counted for European Championships standings.
For information on natural track luge championships in Europe, please see FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, which have been contested since 1970.
Host cities
edit- 1914: Reichenberg, Bohemia (part of Austria-Hungary)
- 1928: Schreiberhau, Germany
- 1929: Semmering, Austria
- 1934: Ilmenau, Germany
- 1935: Krynica, Poland
- 1937: Oslo, Norway
- 1938: Salzburg, Austria
- 1939: Reichenberg, Germany (Czechoslovakia was under Nazi Germany then)
- 1951: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1952: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
- 1953: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
- 1954: Davos, Switzerland
- 1955: Hahnenklee, West Germany
- 1956: Imst, Austria
- 1957-61: Events cancelled
- 1962: Weißenbach, Austria
- 1963-66: Events cancelled
- 1967: Königssee, West Germany
- 1968-69: Events cancelled
- 1970: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1971: Imst, Austria
- 1972: Königssee, West Germany
- 1973: Königssee, West Germany
- 1974: Imst, Austria
- 1975: Olang, Italy
- 1976: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1977: Königssee, West Germany
- 1978: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1979: Oberhof, East Germany
- 1980: Olang, Italy
- 1982: Winterberg, West Germany
- 1984: Olang, Italy
- 1986: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1988: Königssee, West Germany
- 1990: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1992: Winterberg, Germany
- 1994: Königssee, Germany
- 1996: Sigulda, Latvia
- 1998: Oberhof, Germany
- 2000: Winterberg, Germany
- 2002: Altenberg, Germany
- 2004: Oberhof, Germany
- 2006: Winterberg, Germany
- 2008: Cesana, Italy
- 2010: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2012: Paramonovo, Russia
- 2013: Oberhof, Germany
- 2014: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2015: Sochi, Russia
- 2016: Altenberg, Germany
- 2017: Königssee, Germany
- 2018: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2019: Oberhof, Germany
- 2020: Lillehammer, Norway
- 2021: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2022: St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 2023: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2024: Innsbruck, Austria
Men's singles
editDebuted: 1914
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 |  Austria | 11 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 |  East Germany | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 |  Italy | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 |  Russia | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 |  Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 |  Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 |  Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 |  Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 |  Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 |  Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 |  Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 165 | |
Women's singles
editDebuted: 1914 (unofficial), 1928 (official)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 19 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 2 | East Germany | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | Austria | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | West Germany | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | Italy | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | Poland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 165 | |
European Championships 1914 (not recognized by the FIL) included
Men's doubles
editDebuted: 1914 as open event to men and women. 2023: changed to men's doubles
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 21 | 16.5 | 7 | 44.5 |
| 2 | Austria | 13 | 13.5 | 16 | 42.5 |
| 3 | East Germany | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | Italy | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | West Germany | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | Latvia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 166 | |
Women's doubles
editDebuted: 2023
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Mixed team
editDebuted: 1988 as five sleds (up to six members) per mixed team. 2000: changed to three sleds (up to four members) per mixed team.
2008: changed to relay format – three sleds (four members) per mixed team. 2024: changed to four sleds (six members) per mixed relay team.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | Latvia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | Russia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | Italy | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | Austria | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
Medal table
editUpdated after the 2024 FIL European Luge Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Germany | 64 | 59.5 | 33 | 156.5 |
| 2 | Austria | 34 | 40.5 | 43 | 117.5 |
| 3 | East Germany | 30 | 27 | 17 | 74 |
| 4 | Italy | 20 | 19 | 30 | 69 |
| 5 | Russia | 17 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | West Germany | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | Latvia | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 | Czechoslovakia | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | Norway | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | Poland | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 192 | 192 | 193 | 577 | |
Multiple medalists
editBoldface 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Rinn | East Germany |
1973 | 1982 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Georg Hackl | West Germany Germany |
1988 | 2002 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Tobias Arlt | Germany |
2010 | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Tobias Wendl | Germany |
2010 | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sascha Benecken | Germany |
2012 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Toni Eggert | Germany |
2012 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Felix Loch | Germany |
2012 | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Semen Pavlichenko | Russia |
2015 | 2021 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 9 | Jens Müller | East Germany Germany |
1986 | 2000 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Paul Aste | Austria |
1951 | 1955 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| Walter Feist |  Germany |
1928 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Martin Tietze | Germany |
1934 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
Women
edit| Rank | Luger | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Ivanova | Russia |
2010 | 2022 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Natalie Geisenberger | Germany |
2008 | 2022 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | Germany |
1998 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | – | 10 |
| 4 | Susi Erdmann | East Germany Germany |
1990 | 1998 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Sylke Otto | East Germany Germany |
1990 | 2004 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Maria Isser | Austria |
1951 | 1956 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Margit Schumann | East Germany |
1973 | 1979 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Madeleine Egle | Austria |
2020 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 9 | Tatjana Hüfner | Germany |
2004 | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Jana Bode | West Germany Germany |
1990 | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
References
edit- FIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110718204018/http://bsd-portal.de/index.php?id=381&cHash=0e8470ad29&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1241 List of European Luge champions: 1914-53. (in German) - accessed 8 February 2010.
- Men's doubles European champions
- Men's singles European champions
- Mixed teams European champions
- Women's singles European champions