FIL World Luge Championships 1957

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The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos, Switzerland. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) which was formed earlier that year. Also, it was the first time the championships had been held after being cancelled the previous year.

Men's singles[edit]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Hans Schaller (GER)
Silver  Bibi Torriani (SUI)
Bronze  Erich Raffl (AUT)

Women's singles[edit]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver  Helga Müller (GER)
Bronze  Brigitte Fink (ITA)

Men's doubles[edit]

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  West Germany (Josef Strillinger, Fritz Nachmann)
Silver  Italy (Giorgio Pichler, Hubert Ebner)
Bronze  Austria (Erich Raffl, Ewald Walch)

Medal table[edit]

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany (FRG)2103
2 Austria (AUT)1023
3 Italy (ITA)0112
4 Switzerland (SUI)0101
Totals (4 entries)3339


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