FIL World Luge Championships 1965
World championship
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1965 took place in Davos, Switzerland. This is the second time the city has hosted the event, having done so in 1957.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Hans Plenk (GER) |
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| Silver |  Mieczysław Pawełkiewicz (POL) |
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| Bronze |  Erich Graber (ITA) |
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Ortrun Enderlein (GDR) |
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| Silver | Petra Tierlich (GDR) |
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| Bronze | Ilse Geisler (GDR) |
Doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Wolfgang Scheidel, Michael Köhler) |
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| Silver | East Germany (Klaus Bonsack, Thomas Köhler) |
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| Bronze | East Germany (Horst Hömlein, Rolf Fuchs) |
The East German doubles sweep at these championships would lead the International Luge Federation (FIL) to limit a country's doubles team to a maximum of two teams.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |