FIL European Luge Championships 1955

The FIL European Luge Championships 1955 took place in Hahnenklee, West Germany 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.

Men's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Paul Aste (AUT)
Silver   Albert Krauss (FRG)
Bronze   Johann Stangl (AUT)

Women's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver   Karla Kienzl (AUT)
Bronze   Erika Leitner (ITA)

Isser won her fourth straight European championship at this event.

Men's doubles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Austria (Paul Aste, Heinrich Isser)
Silver   West Germany (Hermann Küppel, Dietrich Schmidt)
Bronze   West Germany (Hermann Mayr, Erhard Grundmann)

Prior to World War II, Grundmann competed for Czechoslovakia, winning a bronze in this event in 1938.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Austria (AUT)3115
2  West Germany (FRG)0213
3  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (3 entries)3339


References edit