FIL European Luge Championships 1996

The FIL European Luge Championships 1996 took place in Sigulda, Latvia.

Men's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Jens Müller (GER)
Silver   Albert Demtschenko (RUS)
Bronze   Markus Schmidt (AUT)

Demtschenko is the first Russian to medal at the championships since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991.

Women's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Jana Bode (GER)
Silver   Gabriele Kohlisch (GER)
Bronze   Andrea Tagwerker (AUT)

Men's doubles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt)
Silver   Italy (Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder)
Bronze   Russia (Albert Demtschenko, Semen Kolobayev)

As of 2010, Demtshencko is the last person to win medals in both men's singles and men's doubles at the championships.

Mixed team edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Germany (Jens Müller, Georg Hackl, Jana Bode, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt)
Silver   Austria (Markus Prock, Markus Schmidt, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl)
Bronze   Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Wilfried Huber, Gerda Weissensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder)

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Germany (GER)4105
2  Austria (AUT)0123
3  Italy (ITA)0112
  Russia (RUS)0112
Totals (4 entries)44412

References edit