Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics
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Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1976.[1][2]
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| Venue | Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck |
| Dates | 4–7 February 1976 |
| Competitors | 94 from 16 nations |
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  West Germany | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
Germany dominated the medal table with eight medals (with an exception of an Austrian bronze medal), including an East German sweep of the gold medals.[1]
Events
| Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Dettlef Günther East Germany | 3:27.688 | Josef Fendt West Germany | 3:28.196 | Hans Rinn East Germany | 3:28.574 |
| Women's singles |
Margit Schumann East Germany | 2:50.621 | Ute Rührold East Germany | 2:50.846 | Elisabeth Demleitner West Germany | 2:51.056 |
| Doubles |
East Germany Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn | 1:25.604 | West Germany Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm | 1:25.889 | Austria Rudolf Schmid Franz Schachner | 1:25.919 |
Participating NOCs
Sixteen nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. Chinese Taipei made their Olympic luge debut.[1]
Austria (7)
Canada (8)
France (1)
West Germany (8)
Great Britain (4)
East Germany (9)
Italy (8)
Japan (5)
Liechtenstein (3)
Norway (7)
Poland (9)
Republic of China (2)
Sweden (5)
Czechoslovakia (4)
Soviet Union (6)
United States (9)
