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Luge at the Olympics - facts and information

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Facts about Luge in the Olympics

Olympics	Luge has been part of the Olympic program 17 times.

Athletes	A total of 55 medal sets have been awarded in Olympic Luge. Go here for an all-time list of Medalists in Luge.

Events	There has been 5 different Events in Olympic Luge.


Medal table for Luge in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	GER	20	12	10	42



2.	GDR	13	8	8	29



3.	ITA	7	4	6	17



4.	AUT	6	8	8	22



5.	FRG	1	4	5	10




			Complete Olympic Luge Medalstanding



Luge in the Olympic Programme


Olympic Games	Venue	Number of Events
		Mixed	Women	Men

Innsbruck 1964	Igls	0	1	2
Grenoble 1968	Villard de Lans	0	1	2
Sapporo 1972	Mt. Teine-Honcho	0	1	2
Innsbruck 1976	Igls	0	1	2
Lake Placid 1980	Mt. van Hoevenberg	0	1	2
Sarajevo 1984	Trebevic	0	1	2
Calgary 1988	Canada Olympic Park	0	1	2
Albertville 1992	La Plagne	0	1	2
Lillehammer 1994	Hunderfossen	0	1	2
Nagano 1998	Asakawa, Nagano	0	1	2
Salt Lake City 2002	Utah Olympic Park	0	1	2
Torino 2006	Cesana Pariol	0	1	2
Vancouver 2010	Whistler Sliding Centre	0	1	2
Sochi 2014	Sanki Olympic Sliding Center	1	1	2
PyeongChang 2018	Olympic Sliding Centre	1	1	2
Beijing 2022	National Sliding Centre	1	1	2
Milano Cortina 2026	Cortina Sliding Centre ’E. Monti’	1	1	2


International Luge Federation

The Olympic competitions in Luge is organised by the International Luge Federation (FIL) in cooperation with the host city of the specific games. Follow the link for more information about world championships, the international organisation, general history of Luge etc.

These Luge facts about Luge in the olympics is based on the official olympic reports and the Olympian Database

Luge at the Olympics- facts and information