FIL World Luge Championships 1981

The FIL World Luge Championships 1981 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time. Hammarstrand had hosted the event previously in 1967 and 1975. It also marked the last time the event took place on a natural track until 2000 with events now moving to the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships which debuted in 1979.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Sergey Danilin (URS)
Silver  Michael Walter (GDR)
Bronze  Ernst Haspinger (ITA)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
Silver  Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)
Bronze  Vera Zozula (URS)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn)
Silver  East Germany (Bernd Oberhoffner, Jörg-Dieter Ludwig)
Bronze  West Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Franz Wembacher)

Medal table

 Rank  Nation Gold Silver Bronze Total
1  East Germany 2 3 0 5
2  Soviet Union 1 0 1 2
3  Italy 0 0 1 1
4  West Germany 0 0 1 1

References

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