FIL European Luge Championships 1953

The FIL European Luge Championships 1953 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in (in French)) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. The Austrians repeated their feat at the 1951 European championships by sweeping all of the medals in all three events.

Men's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Paul Aste (AUT)
Silver   Heinrich Isser (AUT)
Bronze   Albert Krauss (AUT)

Women's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver   Liesl Seewald (AUT)
Bronze   Rosa Lesser (AUT)

Men's doubles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Austria (Hans Krausner, Wilhelm Lache)
Silver   Austria (Paul Aste, Heinrich Isser)
Bronze   Austria (Erich Raffl, Stefan Schöpf)

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria (AUT)3339
Totals (1 entries)3339


References edit