Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics
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| Luge at the XVII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track |
| Dates | 13–18 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 92 from 25 nations |
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
Luge at the 1994 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Lillehammer Olympic Bobsleigh and Luge Track. The competition took place between 13 and 18 February 1994.
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Italy | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 2 |  Germany | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Italy led the medal table, with its four medals the most won by that country in luge, as of 2010.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Georg Hackl Germany |
3:21.571 | Markus Prock Austria |
3:21.584 | Armin Zöggeler Italy |
3:21.833 |
| Women's singles |
Gerda Weissensteiner Italy |
3:15.517 | Susi Erdmann Germany |
3:16.276 | Andrea Tagwerker Austria |
3:16.652 |
| Doubles |
Italy (ITA) Kurt Brugger Wilfried Huber |
1:36.720 | Italy (ITA) Hansjörg Raffl Norbert Huber |
1:36.769 | Germany (GER) Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt |
1:36.945 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-five nations participated in Luge at the Lillehammer Games. Bosnia and Herzegovina, Estonia, Georgia, Greece, Russia, Slovakia and Ukraine made their Olympic luge debuts.
Australia (1)
Austria (8)
Bermuda (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (2)
Bulgaria (2)
Canada (2)
Estonia (1)
Great Britain (1)
Georgia (2)
Germany (10)
Greece (2)
Virgin Islands (2)
Italy (8)
Japan (3)
Latvia (8)
Liechtenstein (1)
Norway (3)
Poland (2)
Romania (4)
Russia (8)
Switzerland (1)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (5)
Ukraine (3)
United States (10)
References
- ^ a b c d "Lillehammer 1994 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Lillehammer Olympic Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1994. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2 December 2010. Retrieved 20 January 2014.
- ^ "Luge at the 1994 Lillehammer Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 7 April 2020.
