FIL European Luge Championships 1978
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The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Paul Hildgartner (ITA) |
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| Silver |  Hans Rinn (GDR) |
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| Bronze |  Vladimir Shitov (URS) |
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG) |
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| Silver | Anna Mayevskaya (URS) |
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| Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS) |
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn) |
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| Silver | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) |
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| Bronze |  Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl) |
Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
| 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |