FIL European Luge Championships 1978
The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
Men's singles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{flagathlete|Paul Hildgartner|ITA}} | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{flagathlete|Hans Rinn|GDR}} | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{flagathlete|Vladimir Shitov|URS|1955}} | |
Women's singles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{flagathlete|Elisabeth Demleitner|FRG}} | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{flagathlete|Anna Mayevskaya|URS|1955}} | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{flagathlete|Vera Zozula|URS|1955}} | |
Men's doubles
| class="wikitable"
! Medal ! Athlete ! Time |
| bgcolor="gold" | Gold
|{{GDR}} (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn) | |
| bgcolor="silver" | Silver
|{{GDR}} (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) | |
| bgcolor="CC9966" | Bronze
|{{TCH}} (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl) | |
Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
Medal table
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| gold_GDR = 1 | silver_GDR = 2 | bronze_GDR = 0
| gold_ITA = 1 | silver_ITA = 0 | bronze_ITA = 0
| gold_FRG = 1 | silver_FRG = 0 | bronze_FRG = 0
| gold_URS = 0 | silver_URS = 1 | bronze_URS = 2 | name_URS = {{flagteam|URS|1955}}
| gold_TCH = 0 | silver_TCH = 0 | bronze_TCH = 1
}}
References
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212512/http://sports123.com/lug/me-d.html Men's doubles European champions]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212520/http://sports123.com/lug/me-s.html Men's singles European champions]
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061115212455/http://sports123.com/lug/we-s.html Women's singles European champions]
{{Luge European Championships}}
Category:FIL European Luge Championships
Category:1978 in Swedish sport