FIL European Luge Championships
The FIL European Luge Championships, part of the International Luge Federation (FIL) have taken place since 1914. From 1914 to 1934, these championships were part of the Internationaler Schlittensportsverband (ISSV - International Sled Sport Federation in (in German)). From 1935 to 1956, the championships were held under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobagganing Federation in (in French)). Since 1962, the event has been under the auspices of the FIL and has been held in even-numbered years since 1980. Since 2012, it is held annually within a preselected World Cup stages in the so-called race-in-race mode. The results of non-European athletes at these World Cup stages are not counted for European Championships standings. For information on natural track luge championships in Europe, please see FIL European Luge Natural Track Championships, which have been contested since 1970.
Host cities
- 1914: Reichenberg, Bohemia (part of Austria-Hungary)
- 1928: Schreiberhau, Germany
- 1929: Semmering, Austria
- 1934: Ilmenau, Germany
- 1935: Krynica, Poland
- 1937: Oslo, Norway
- 1938: Salzburg, Austria
- 1939: Reichenberg, Germany (Czechoslovakia was under Nazi Germany then)
- 1951: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1952: Garmisch-Partenkirchen, West Germany
- 1953: Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy
- 1954: Davos, Switzerland
- 1955: Hahnenklee, West Germany
- 1956: Imst, Austria
- 1957-61: Events cancelled
- 1962: Weißenbach, Austria
- 1963-66: Events cancelled
- 1967: Königssee, West Germany
- 1968-69: Events cancelled
- 1970: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1971: Imst, Austria
- 1972: Königssee, West Germany
- 1973: Königssee, West Germany
- 1974: Imst, Austria
- 1975: Olang, Italy
- 1976: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1977: Königssee, West Germany
- 1978: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1979: Oberhof, East Germany
- 1980: Olang, Italy
- 1982: Winterberg, West Germany
- 1984: Olang, Italy
- 1986: Hammarstrand, Sweden
- 1988: Königssee, West Germany
- 1990: Innsbruck, Austria
- 1992: Winterberg, Germany
- 1994: Königssee, Germany
- 1996: Sigulda, Latvia
- 1998: Oberhof, Germany
- 2000: Winterberg, Germany
- 2002: Altenberg, Germany
- 2004: Oberhof, Germany
- 2006: Winterberg, Germany
- 2008: Cesana, Italy
- 2010: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2012: Paramonovo, Russia
- 2013: Oberhof, Germany
- 2014: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2015: Sochi, Russia
- 2016: Altenberg, Germany
- 2017: Königssee, Germany
- 2018: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2019: Oberhof, Germany
- 2020: Lillehammer, Norway
- 2021: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2022: St. Moritz, Switzerland
- 2023: Sigulda, Latvia
- 2024: Innsbruck, Austria
Men's singles
Debuted: 1914
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 12 | 14 | 10 | 36 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 11 | 12 | 13 | 36 |
| 3 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 9 | 8 | 6 | 23 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 5 | 10 | 22 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 6 | 6 | 2 | 14 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 165 | |
Women's singles
Debuted: 1914 (unofficial), 1928 (official)
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 19 | 20 | 13 | 52 |
| 2 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 11 | 9 | 9 | 29 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 8 | 10 | 10 | 28 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 6 | 2 | 4 | 12 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 |
| 8 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 |
| 9 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | |
| 11 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (12 entries) | 55 | 55 | 55 | 165 | |
European Championships 1914 (not recognized by the FIL) included
Men's doubles
Debuted: 1914 as open event to men and women. 2023: changed to men's doubles
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 21 | 16.5 | 7 | 44.5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 13 | 13.5 | 16 | 42.5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 9 | 9 | 2 | 20 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 7 | 6 | 6 | 19 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 2 | 3 | 6 | 11 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 7 | 9 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
| Totals (11 entries) | 55 | 55 | 56 | 166 | |
Women's doubles
Debuted: 2023
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | |
Mixed team
Debuted: 1988 as five sleds (up to six members) per mixed team. 2000: changed to three sleds (up to four members) per mixed team.
2008: changed to relay format – three sleds (four members) per mixed team. 2024: changed to four sleds (six members) per mixed relay team.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 11 | 9 | 2 | 22 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 4 | 3 | 6 | 13 |
| 3 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 4 | 1 | 3 | 8 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 2 | 5 | 10 | 17 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2 | 5 | 4 | 11 |
| 6 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |
| Totals (7 entries) | 25 | 25 | 25 | 75 | |
Medal table
Updated after the 2024 FIL European Luge Championships.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 64 | 59.5 | 33 | 156.5 |
| 2 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 34 | 40.5 | 43 | 117.5 |
| 3 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 30 | 27 | 17 | 74 |
| 4 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 20 | 19 | 30 | 69 |
| 5 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 17 | 10 | 11 | 38 |
| 6 | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany | 12 | 11 | 12 | 35 |
| 7 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 5 | 9 | 16 | 30 |
| 8 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia | 5 | 7 | 14 | 26 |
| 9 | File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 |
| 10 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 1 | 3 | 2 | 6 |
| 11 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 1 | 2 | 10 | 13 |
| 12 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (13 entries) | 192 | 192 | 193 | 577 | |
Multiple medalists
Boldface denotes active lugers and highest medal count among all lugers (including these who not included in these tables) per type.
Men
| Rank | Luger | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hans Rinn | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1973 | 1982 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 2 | Georg Hackl | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
1988 | 2002 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 12 |
| 3 | Tobias Arlt | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2010 | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 |
| Tobias Wendl | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2010 | 2024 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 20 | |
| 5 | Sascha Benecken | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2012 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 |
| Toni Eggert | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2012 | 2022 | 6 | 4 | 1 | 11 | |
| 7 | Felix Loch | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2012 | 2023 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| 8 | Semen Pavlichenko | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2015 | 2021 | 6 | 2 | – | 8 |
| 9 | Jens Müller | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
1986 | 2000 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 10 | Paul Aste | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1951 | 1955 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
| Walter Feist | File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany | 1928 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 | |
| Martin Tietze | File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany | 1934 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | – | 7 |
Women
| Rank | Luger | Country | From | To | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tatiana Ivanova | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia | 2010 | 2022 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 16 |
| 2 | Natalie Geisenberger | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2008 | 2022 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 14 |
| 3 | Silke Kraushaar-Pielach | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 1998 | 2008 | 7 | 3 | – | 10 |
| 4 | Susi Erdmann | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
1990 | 1998 | 6 | – | 1 | 7 |
| 5 | Sylke Otto | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
1990 | 2004 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 8 |
| 6 | Maria Isser | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 1951 | 1956 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7 |
| 7 | Margit Schumann | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 1973 | 1979 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 8 | Madeleine Egle | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 2020 | 2024 | 3 | 1 | – | 4 |
| 9 | Tatjana Hüfner | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany | 2004 | 2019 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 9 |
| 10 | Jana Bode | File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany |
1990 | 1996 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
References
- FIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110718204018/http://bsd-portal.de/index.php?id=381&cHash=0e8470ad29&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=1241 List of European Luge champions: 1914-53. (in German) - accessed 8 February 2010.
- Men's doubles European champions
- Men's singles European champions
- Mixed teams European champions
- Women's singles European champions
