FIL World Luge Championships 1965

The FIL World Luge Championships 1965 took place in Davos, Switzerland. This is the second time the city has hosted the event, having done so in 1957.

Men's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Hans Plenk (GER)
Silver   Mieczysław Pawełkiewicz (POL)
Bronze   Erich Graber (ITA)

Women's singles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Ortrun Enderlein (GDR)
Silver   Petra Tierlich (GDR)
Bronze   Ilse Geisler (GDR)

Doubles edit

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   East Germany (Wolfgang Scheidel, Michael Köhler)
Silver   East Germany (Klaus Bonsack, Thomas Köhler)
Bronze   East Germany (Horst Hömlein, Rolf Fuchs)

The East German doubles sweep at these championships would lead the International Luge Federation (FIL) to limit a country's doubles team to a maximum of two teams.

Medal table edit

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  East Germany (GDR)2226
2  West Germany (FRG)1001
3  Poland (POL)0101
4  Italy (ITA)0011
Totals (4 entries)3339


References edit