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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 Games program 15 times (including this year).

Athletes	A total of 47 Luge events have been held all-time in Olympic Games (including planned events this year).

Events	There has been 5 different Events in Olympic Luge.


Medal table for Luge in the Olympics


		Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total

1.	GER	24	14	10	48



2.	GDR	13	8	8	29



3.	ITA	7	4	7	18



4.	AUT	6	10	9	25



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


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