Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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| Luge at the XII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Dates | 4–7 February |
| Competitors | 94 from 16 nations |
| Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics | ||
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| Singles | men | women |
| Doubles | men | |
Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1976.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  West Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Germany dominated the medal table with eight medals (with an exception of an Austrian bronze medal), including an East German sweep of the gold medals.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Dettlef Günther East Germany |
3:27.688 | Josef Fendt West Germany |
3:28.196 | Hans Rinn East Germany |
3:28.574 |
| Women's singles |
Margit Schumann East Germany |
2:50.621 | Ute Rührold East Germany |
2:50.846 | Elisabeth Demleitner West Germany |
2:51.056 |
| Doubles |
East Germany (GDR) Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn |
1:25.604 | West Germany (FRG) Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm |
1:25.889 | Austria (AUT) Rudolf Schmid Franz Schachner |
1:25.919 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. Chinese Taipei made their Olympic luge debut.
Austria (7)
Canada (8)
France (1)
West Germany (8)
Great Britain (4)
East Germany (9)
Italy (8)
Japan (5)
Liechtenstein (3)
Norway (7)
Poland (9)
Republic of China (2)
Sweden (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Soviet Union (6)
United States (9)
References
- ^ a b c d "Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976" (PDF). Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. LA84 Foundation. 1976. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 4 April 2020.
