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Luge - Artificial Track

Men's Singles

Year Champion Second Third
1955 Anton Salvesen, NOR Josef Thaler, AUT Josef Isser, AUT
1957 Hans Schaller, FRG Bibi Torriani, SUI Erich Raffl, AUT
1958 Jerzy Wojnar, POL Ryszard Pedrak, POL Reinhold Frosch, AUT
1959 Herbert Thaler, AUT Josef Feistmantl, AUT David Moroder, ITA
1960 Helmut Berndt, FRG Reinhold Frosch, AUT Hans Plenk, FRG
1961 Jerzy Wojnar, POL Hans Plenk, FRG Reinhold Senn, AUT
1962 Thomas Köhler, GDR Jerzy Wojnar, POL Jochen Asche, GDR
1963 Fritz Nachmann, FRG Hans Plenk, FRG Klaus Bonsack, GDR
1965 Hans Plenk, FRG Mieczyslaw Pawelkiewicz, POL Erich Graber, ITA
1967 Thomas Köhler, GDR Klaus Bonsack, GDR Josef Feistmantl, AUT
1969 Josef Feistmantl, AUT Manfred Schmid, AUT Wolfgang Scheidel, GDR
1970 Josef Fendt, FRG Josef Feistmantl, AUT Wolfgang Scheidel, GDR
1971 Karl Brunner, ITA Leonhard Nagenrauft, FRG Josef Feistmantl, AUT
1973 Hans Rinn, GDR Wolfram Fiedler, GDR Harald Ehrig, GDR
1974 Josef Fendt, FRG Hans Rinn, GDR Horst Müller, GDR
1975 Wolfram Fiedler, GDR Manfred Schmid, AUT Harald Ehrig, GDR
1977 Hans Rinn, GDR Horst Müller, GDR Anton Winkler, FRG
1978 Paul Hildgartner, ITA Anton Winkler, FRG Manfred Schmid, AUT
1979 Detlef Günther, GDR Karl Brunner, ITA Paul Hildgartner, ITA
1981 Sergej Danilin, URS Michael Walther, GDR Ernst Haspinger, ITA
1983 Miroslav Zajonc, CAN Sergej Danilin, URS Paul Hildgartner, ITA
1985 Michael Walther, GDR Jörg Hoffmann, GDR Jens Müller, GDR
1987 Markus Prock, AUT Jens Müller, GDR Sergej Danilin, URS
1989 Georg Hackl, FRG Jens Müller, GDR Johannes Schettel, FRG
1990 Georg Hackl, FRG Markus Prock, AUT Jens Müller, GDR
1991 Arnold Huber, ITA Georg Hackl, GER Markus Prock, AUT
1993 Wendell Suckow, USA Georg Hackl, GER Wilfried Huber, ITA
1995 Armin Zöggeler, ITA Georg Hackl, GER Markus Prock, AUT
1996 Markus Prock, AUT Georg Hackl, GER Jens Müller, GER
1997 Georg Hackl, GER Markus Prock, AUT Gerhard Gleirscher, AUT
1999 Armin Zöggeler, ITA Jens Müller, GER Norbert Huber, ITA
2000 Jens Müller, GER Armin Zöggeler, ITA Georg Hackl, GER
2001 Armin Zöggeler, ITA Georg Hackl, GER Markus Prock, AUT
2003 Armin Zöggeler, ITA Martins Rubenis, LAT Rainer Margreiter, AUT
2004 David Moeller, GER Georg Hackl, GER Martins Rubenis, LAT
2005 Armin Zöggeler, ITA Georg Hackl, GER David Moeller, GER
2007 David Moeller, GER Armin Zöggeler, ITA Jan Eichhorn, GER

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Women's Singles

Year Champion Second Third
1955 Karla Kienzl, AUT Maria Isser, AUT Marianne Bauer, FRG
1957 Maria Isser, AUT Helga Müller, FRG Brigitte Fink, ITA
1958 Maria Semczyszak, POL Helena Boettcher, POL Barbara Gorgon, POL
1959 Elly Lieber, AUT Maria Isser, AUT Agnes Neuerer, AUT
1960 Maria Isser, AUT Hanns Possmoser, AUT Erika Leitner, ITA
1961 Elisabeth Nagele, SUI Marianne Winkler, FRG Helene Thurner, AUT
1962 Ilse Geisler, GDR Gerda Rieser-Cegnar, AUT Danuta Nycz, POL
1963 Ilse Geisler, GDR Helene Thurner, AUT Janina Susczewska, POL
1965 Ortrun Enderlein, GDR Petra Tierlich, GDR Ilse Geisler, GDR
1967 Ortrun Enderlein, GDR Petra Tierlich, GDR Helene Thurner, AUT
1969 Petra Tierlich, GDR Anna-Maria Müller, GDR Christa Schmuck, FRG
1970 Barbara Piecha, POL Christa Schmuck, FRG Elisabeth Demleitner, FRG
1971 Elisabeth Demleitner, FRG Erika Lechner, ITA Barbara Piecha, POL
1973 Margit Schumann, GDR Ute Rührold, GDR Eva-Maria Wernicke, GDR
1974 Margit Schumann, GDR Elisabeth Demleitner, FRG Ute Rührold, GDR
1975 Margit Schumann, GDR Ute Rührold, GDR Spalenska, TCH
1977 Margit Schumann, GDR Vera Sosulja, URS Margit Graf, AUT
1978 Vera Sosulja, URS Andrea Fendt, FRG Angelika Schafferer, AUT
1979 Melitta Sollmann, GDR Elisabeth Demleitner, FRG Marie-Luise Rainer, ITA
1981 Melitta Sollmann, GDR Cerstin Schmidt, GDR Vera Sosulja, URS
1983 Steffi Martin, GDR Melitta Sollmann, GDR Ute Weiß, GDR
1985 Steffi Martin, GDR Cerstin Schmidt, GDR Birgit Weise, GDR
1987 Cerstin Schmidt, GDR Gabriele Kohlisch, GDR Ute Oberhoffner, GDR
1989 Susi Erdmann, GDR Gerda Weißensteiner, ITA Ute Oberhoffner, GDR
1990 Gabriele Kohlisch, GDR Julia Antipowa, URS Jana Bode, FRG
1991 Susi Erdmann, GER Gabriele Kohlisch, GER Jana Bode, GER
1993 Gerda Weißensteiner, ITA Gabriele Kohlisch, GER Doris Neuner, AUT
1995 Gabriele Kohlisch, GER Susi Erdmann, GER Gerda Weißensteiner, ITA
1996 Jana Bode, GER Susi Erdmann, GER Gerda Weißensteiner, ITA
1997 Susi Erdmann, GER Jana Bode, GER Angelika Neuner, AUT
1999 Sonja Wiedemann, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER Sylke Otto, GER
2000 Sylke Otto, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER Sonja Wiedemann, GER
2001 Sylke Otto, GER Silke Kraushaar, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER
2003 Sylke Otto, GER Silke Kraushaar, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER
2004 Silke Kraushaar, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER Sylke Otto, GER
2005 Sylke Otto, GER Barbara Niederhuber, GER Anke Wischnewski, GER
2007 Tatjana Hüfner, GER Anke Wischnewsk, GER Silke Kraushaar-Pielach, GER

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Men's Doubles

Year Champion Second Third
1955 Hans Krausner& Josef Thaler, AUT Josef Isser& Maria Isser, AUT Josef Strillinger& Fritz Nachmann, FRG
1957 Fritz Nachmann& Josef Strillinger, FRG Giorgio Pichler& Giovanni Graber, ITA Erich Raffl& Ewald Walch, AUT
1958 Fritz Nachmann& Josef Strillinger, FRG Jerzy Koszla& Janina Suszczewska, POL Ryszard Pedrak& Halina Lacheta, POL
1959 Cancelled
1960 Reinhold Frosch& Ewald Walch, AUT Herbert Thaler& Helmut Thaler, AUT Horst Tiedge& Hans Plenk, FRG
1961 Roman Pichler& Raimondo Prinroth, ITA David Maroder& Raimondo Prinot, ITA Helmut Thaler& Reinhold Senn, AUT
1962 Giovanni Graber& Gianpaolo Ambrosi, ITA Fritz Nachmann& Max Leo, FRG Manfred Novotny& Petr Skrabalek, TCH
1963 Ryszard Pedrak& Lucjan Kudzia, POL Edward Fender& Mieczyslaw Pawelkiewicz, POL Anton Venier& Ewald Walch, AUT
1965 Wolfgang Scheidel& Michael Köhler, GDR Klaus Bonsack& Thomas Köhler, GDR Horst Hörnlein& Rolf Fuchs, GDR
1967 Klaus Bonsack& Thomas Köhler, GDR Manfred Schmid& Ewald Walch, AUT Siegfried Maier& Ernesto Maier, ITA
1969 Manfred Schmid& Ewald Walch, AUT Horst Hörnlein& Reinhard Bredow, GDR Klaus Bonsack& Michael Köhler, GDR
1970 Manfred Schmid& Ewald Walch, AUT Klaus Bonsack& Michael Köhler, GDR Horst Hörnlein& Reinhard Bredow, GDR
1971 Paul Hildgartner& Walter Plaikner, ITA Manfred Schmid& Ewald Walch, AUT Horst Hörnlein& Reinhard Bredow, GDR
1973 Horst Hörnlein& Reinhard Bredow, GDR Hans Rinn& Norbert Hahn, GDR Paul Hildgartner& Walter Plaikner, ITA
1974 Bernd Hahn& Ulrich Hahn, GDR Schulze& Neumann, GDR Rudolf Schmid& Franz Schachner, AUT
1975 Hans Rinn& Norbert Hahn, GDR Horst Müller& Neumann, GDR Rudolf Schmid& Franz Schachner, AUT
1977 Hans Rinn& Norbert Hahn, GDR Karl Brunner& Peter Gschnitzer, ITA Hans Brandner& Balthasar Schwarm, FRG
1978 Dainis Bremse& Aigars Krikis, URS Jakuschin& Schitow, URS Hans Rinn& Norbert Hahn, GDR
1979 Hans Brandner& Balthasar Schwarm, FRG Hans Rinn& Norbert Hahn, GDR Anton Winkler& Anton Wembacher, FRG
1981 Bernd Hahn& Ulrich Hahn, GDR Bernd Oberhoffner& Jörg-Dieter Ludwig, GDR Hans Stangassinger& Anton Wembacher, FRG
1983 Jörg Hoffmann& Jochen Pietzsch, GDR Hansjörg Raffl& Norbert Huber, ITA Hans Stangassinger& Anton Wembacher, FRG
1985 Jörg Hoffmann& Jochen Pietzsch, GDR Rene Keller& Lutz Kühnlenz, GDR Witali Melnik& Dimitri Alexejew, URS
1987 Jörg Hoffmann& Jochen Pietzsch, GDR Stefan Ilsanker& Georg Hackl, FRG Thomas Schwab& Wolfgang Staudinger, FRG
1989 Stefan Krausse& Jan Behrendt, GDR Hansjörg Raffl& Norbert Huber, ITA Jörg Hoffmann& Jochen Pietzsch, GDR
1990 Hansjörg Raffl& Norbert Huber, ITA Kurt Brugger& Wilfried Huber, ITA Jörg Hoffmann& Jochen Pietzsch, GDR
1991 Stefan Krausse& Jan Behrendt, GER Yves Mankel& Thomas Rudolph, GER Hansjörg Raffl& Norbert Huber, ITA
1993 Stefan Krausse& Jan Behrendt, GER Hansjörg Raffl& Norbert Huber, ITA Kurt Brugger& Wilfried Huber, ITA
1995 Stefan Krausse& Jan Behrendt, GER Chris Thorpe& Gordy Sheer, USA Kurt Brugger& Wilfried Huber, ITA
1996 Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT Chris Thorpe& Gordy Sheer, USA Gerhard Plankensteiner& Oswald Hasselrieder, ITA
1997 Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT Stefan Krausse& Jan Behrendt, GER Steffen Skel& Steffen Wöller, GER
1999 Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT Mark Grimmette& Brian Martin, USA
2000 Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER Steffen Skel& Steffen Wöller, GER Mark Grimmette& Brian Martin, USA
2001 André Florschütz& Torsten Wustlich, GER Steffen Skel& Steffen Wöller, GER Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT
2003 Andreas Linger& Wolfgang Linger, AUT Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER
2004 Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER Andre Florschuetz&Torsten Wustlich, GER Mark Grimmette&Brian Martin, USA
2005 Andre Florschuetz&Torsten Wustlich, GER Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER Mark Grimmette&Brian Martin, USA
2007 Patric Leitner& Alexander Resch, GER Tobias Schiegl& Markus Schiegl, AUT Mark Grimmette&Brian Martin, USA

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Team

Year Champion Second Third
1989 Italy E. Germany Soviet Union
1990 E. Germany Italy Soviet Union
1991 Germany Austria Italy
1993 Germany Austria Italy
1995 Germany Italy Austria
1996 Austria Germany Italy
1997 Austria Germany Italy
1999 Austria Germany Germany
2000 Germany Germany Austria
2001 Germany Germany II United States
2003 Germany Latvia Austria
2004 Germany United States Italy
2005 Germany United States Italy

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Luge - Natural Track

Men's Singles

Year Champion Second Third
1979 Werner Prantl, AUT Damiano Lugon, ITA Erich Graber, ITA
1980 Erich Graber, ITA Damiano Lugon, ITA Otto Bachmann, ITA
1982 Gerhard Pircher, AUT Otto Bachmann, ITA Werner Prantl, AUT
1984 Alfred Kogler, AUT Giuseppe Cerise, ITA Willi Danklmaier, AUT
1986 Gerhard Pilz, AUT Damiano Lugon, ITA Harald Steinhauser, ITA
1988 Cancelled
1990 Gerhard Pilz, AUT Corrado Herin, ITA Harald Steinhauser, ITA
1992 Gerhard Pilz, AUT Willi Danklmaier, AUT Franz Obrist, ITA
1994 Gerhard Pilz, AUT Franz Obrist, ITA Erhard Mahlknecht, ITA
1996 Gerhard Pilz, AUT Anton Blasbichler, ITA Franz Obrist, ITA
1998 Reinhard Gruber, ITA Martin Gruber, ITA Anton Blasbichler, ITA
2000 Gerald Kallan, AUT Gerhard Pilz, AUT Anton Blasbichler, ITA
2001 Anton Blasbichler, ITA Ferdinand Hirzegger, AUT Gerhard Pilz, AUT
2003 Robert Batkowski, AUT Gerhard Pilz, AUT Gerald Kallan, AUT
2005 Anton Blasbichler, ITA Andreas Castiglioni, ITA Patrick Pigneter, ITA
2007 Gernot Schwab, AUT Gerhard Pilz, AUT Patrick Pigneter, ITA

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Women's Singles

Year Champion Second Third
1979 Delia Vaudan, ITA Ingrid Zameter, ITA Roswitha Fischer, ITA
1980 Delia Vaudan, ITA Christa Fontana, ITA Roswitha Fischer, ITA
1982 Herta Hafner, ITA Hilde Fuchs, AUT Paula Peintner, ITA
1984 Delia Vaudan, ITA Paula Peintner, ITA Irmgard Lanthaler, ITA
1986 Irmgard Lanthaler, ITA Delia Vaudan, ITA Helga Pichler, ITA
1988 Cancelled
1990 Jeanette Koppensteiner, AUT Irene Koch, AUT Ljubow Panjutina, URS
1992 Ljubow Panjutina, EUN Elvira Holzknecht, AUT Irene Koch, AUT
1994 Beatrix Mahlknecht, ITA Irene Zechner, AUT Doris Haselrieder, ITA
1996 Irene Zechner, AUT Elvira Holzknecht, AUT Sandra Mariner, AUT
1998 Ljubow Panjutina, RUS Christa Gieti, ITA Sonja Steinacher, ITA
2000 Yekaterina Lawrentjewa, RUS Sonja Steinacher, ITA Elvira Holzknecht, AUT
2001 Sonja Steinacher, ITA Renate Gietl, ITA Sandra Mariner, AUT
2003 Sonja Steinacher, ITA Yekaterina Lawrentjewa, RUS Irene Mitterstieler, ITA
2005 Yekaterina Lawrentjewa, RUS Barbara Abart, ITA Renate Gietl, ITA
2007 Yekaterina Lawrentjewa, RUS Yuliya Vetlova, RUS Melanie Batkowski, AUT

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Men's Doubles

Year Champion Second Third
1979 Damiano Lugon/Andrea Millet, ITA Werner Mücke/Helmut Huter, AUT Werner Prantl/Florian Prantl, AUT
1980 Oswald Pörnbacher/Raimund Pigneter, ITA Martin Jud/Harald Steinhauser, ITA Werner Mücke/Helmut Huter, AUT
1982 Andreas Jud/Ernst Oberhammer, ITA Alfred Kogler/Franz Huber, AUT Werner Prantl/Florian Prantl, AUT
1984 Andreas Jud/Ernst Oberhammer, ITA Martin Jud/Harald Steinhauser, ITA Alfred Kogler/Franz Huber, AUT
1986 Almir Betemps/Corrado Herin, ITA Andreas Jud/Ernst Oberhammer, ITA Arnold Lunger/Günther Steinhauser, ITA
1988 Cancelled
1990 Andreas Jud/Hannes Pichler, ITA Almir Betemps/Corrado Herin, ITA Walter Mauracher/Georg Eberhardter, AUT
1992 Almir Betemps/Corrado Herin, ITA Roland Wolf/Stefan Kögler, AUT Michael Bischofer/Herbert Kögl, AUT
1994 Manfred Gräber/Günther Steinhauser, ITA Jürgen Pezzi/Christian Hafner, ITA Roland Niedermaier/Hubert Burger, ITA
1996 Reinhard Beer/Herbert Kögl, AUT Andi Ruetz/Helmut Ruetz, AUT Martin Psenner/Arthur Künig, ITA
1998 Andi Ruetz/Helmut Ruetz, AUT Manfred Gräber/Hubert Burger, ITA Reinhard Beer/Herbert Kögl, AUT
2000 Armin Mair/David Mair, ITA Reinhard Beer/Herbert Kögl, AUT Damian Waniczek/Andrzej Laszczak, POL
2001 Wolfgang Schopf/Andreas Schopf, AUT Armin Mair/David Mair, ITA Peter Lechner/Peter Braunegger, AUT
2003 Wolfgang Schopf/Andreas Schopf, AUT Pawel Porschnew/Iwan Lasarew, RUS Harald Kleinhofer/Gerhard Mühlbacher, AUT
2005 Pawel Porschnew/Iwan Lasarew, RUS Armin Mair/Johannes Hofer, ITA Andrzej Laszczak/Damian Waniczek, POL
2007 Pawel Porschnew/Iwan Lasarew, RUS Aleksandr Yegerov\Petr Popov, RUS Christian Schatz/Gerhard Mühlbacher, AUT

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Team

Year Champion Second Third
2003 Italy 1 Austria Italy 2
2005 Austria Russia Italy
2007 Italy 1 Austria Italy 2

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Skeleton

Men's Singles

Year Champion Second Place Third Place
1989 Alain Wicky, SUI Christian Auer, AUT Franz Plangger, AUT
1990 Michael Grünberger, AUT Andi Schmid, AUT Gregor Stähli, SUI
1991 Christian Auer, AUT Andi Schmid, AUT Michael Grünberger, AUT
1992 Bruce Sandford, NZL Gregor Stähli, SUI Christian Auer, AUT
1993 Andi Schmid, AUT Franz Plangger, AUT Gregor Stähli, SUI
1994 Gregor Stähli, SUI Andi Schmid, AUT Franz Plangger, AUT
1995 Jürg Wenger, SUI Christian Auer, AUT Ryan Davenport, CAN
1996 Ryan Davenport, CAN Franz Plangger, AUT Christian Auer, AUT
1997 Ryan Davenport, CAN Jim Shea, USA Chris Soule, USA
1998 Willi Schneider, GER Alain Wicki, SUI Felix Poletti, SUI
1999 Jim Shea, USA Andy Böhme, GER Willi Schneider, GER
2000 Andy Böhme, GER Gregor Stähli, SUI Jim Shea, USA
2001 Martin Rettl, AUT Jeff Pain, CAN Lincoln DeWitt, USA
2003 Jeff Pain, CAN Chris Soule, USA Brady Canfield, USA
2004 Duff Gibson, CAN Florian Grassl, GER Frank Kleber, GER
2005 Jeff Pain, CAN Gregor Stähli, SUI Duff Gibson, CAN
2007 Gregor Stähli, SUI Eric Bernotas, USA Zach Lund, USA

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Women's Singles

Year Champion Second Place Third Place
2000 Steffi Hanzlik, GER Melisa Hollingsworth, CAN Tricia Stumpf, USA
2001 Maya Pedersen-Bieri, SUI Alex Coomber, GBR Tricia Stumpf, USA
2003 Michelle Kelly, CAN Yekaterina Mironova, RUS Tristan Gale, USA
2004 Diana Sartor, GER Lindsay Alcock, CAN Kerstin Jürgens, GER
2005 Maya Pedersen-Bieri, SUI Noelle Pikus-Pace, USA Michelle Kelly, CAN
2007 Noelle Pikus-Pace, USA Maya Pedersen-Bieri, SUI Katie Uhlaender, USA

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