Major achievements in luge by nation
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This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international luge tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
Results
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
| Governing body | Tournament | Track |
|---|---|---|
| FIL & IOC | Luge at the Winter Olympics (since 1964, quadrennially) | Artificial track |
| FIL | FIL World Luge Championships (since 1955, annually) | Artificial track |
| Luge World Cup (since 1977, annually[a]) | Artificial track | |
| FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (since 1979, biennially) | Natural track |
Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1]
The conventions used on this table are M for men's singles event, MSp for men's sprint event, W for women's singles event, WSp for women's sprint event, D for doubles event, DSp for doubles' sprint event, T for mixed team event.
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.
Artificial and natural track events
All competitive disciplines
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Artificial track | Natural track | Number of | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | World Championships | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Rk. | Nation | M | W | D | T | M | W | D | T | MSp | WSp | DSp | M | W | D | T | M | W | D | T |  |
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Total |
| 1 |  Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 16 | 2 | 0 | 18 | |
| 2 |  Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 1 | 2 | 18 | |
| 3 |  Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 | 1 | 16 | |||
| 4 |  Russia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 6 | 0 | 16 | |||
| 5 |  Latvia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | ||||||
| 6 |  United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |||||||
| 7 |  Soviet Union* | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 2 | 11 | ||||||||
| 8 |  East Germany* | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||||||
| 9 | West Germany* | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||||||
| 10 |  Canada | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||||||
| 11 |  Poland | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||
| 12 |  Switzerland | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||
| 13 |  United Team of Germany* | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 14 |  Czechoslovakia* | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  CIS* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 15 |  Norway | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Liechtenstein | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  ROC* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Slovenia | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
| 17 |  Ukraine | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Artificial track events
All competitive disciplines
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Artificial track | Number of | |||||||||||||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | ||||||||||||||||||
| Rk. | Nation | M | W | D | T | M | W | D | T | MSp | WSp | DSp | M | W | D | T | |
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Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 | 0 | 0 | 15 |
| 2 | Austria | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 12 | 2 | 0 | 14 | |
| 3 | Italy | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 11 | 1 | 2 | 14 | |
| 4 | Russia | | | | | | | | | | | | | 8 | 5 | 0 | 13 | |||
| 5 | Latvia | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 | 8 | 4 | 13 | ||
| 6 | United States | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 | 7 | 1 | 12 | |||
| 7 | East Germany* | | | | | | | | | | | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | |||||
| 8 | Soviet Union* | | | | | | | | | | | 6 | 3 | 1 | 10 | |||||
| 9 | West Germany* | | | | | | | | | | 7 | 2 | 0 | 9 | ||||||
| 10 | Canada | | | | | | | | 2 | 3 | 2 | 7 | ||||||||
| 11 | Poland | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 12 | Switzerland | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||||||||||||
| 13 | United Team of Germany* | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 14 | Czechoslovakia* | | | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||
| 15 | Norway | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Liechtenstein | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | ROC* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
| 16 | Ukraine | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Men
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial track | Number of | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | |||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Men's singles | Men's singles | Men's sprint | Men's singles | |
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Total |
| 1 | Austria | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Italy | | | | | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 4 | Russia | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | Latvia | | | | | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 6 | East Germany* | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | West Germany* | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | Soviet Union* | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | United States | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 10 | Canada | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Norway | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 10 | Poland | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 10 | United Team of Germany* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Switzerland | | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 15 | Liechtenstein | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Women
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial track | Number of | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | |||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Women's singles | Women's singles | Women's sprint | Women's singles | |
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Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | United States | | | | | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| 3 | Austria | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | East Germany* | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Italy | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 3 | Soviet Union* | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Russia | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | West Germany* | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Canada | | | | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
| 10 | Switzerland | | | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 11 | Latvia | | | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 12 | Poland | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 12 | United Team of Germany* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Czechoslovakia* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 14 | ROC* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 14 | Ukraine | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Doubles
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial track | Number of | ||||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | |||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Doubles | Doubles | Doubles' sprint | Doubles | |
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Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Austria | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 2 | Italy | | | | | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | Latvia | | | | | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 |
| 5 | East Germany* | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 5 | West Germany* | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
| 7 | Soviet Union* | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | |
| 8 | United States | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | |
| 9 | Russia | | | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 10 | Poland | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Czechoslovakia* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Mixed team
| Last updated after the 2025–26 Luge World Cup (As of 8 March 2026[update]) | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Artificial track | Number of | |||||||
| Olympic Games | World Championships | World Cup | ||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Mixed team | Mixed team | Mixed team | |
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Total |
| 1 | Germany | | | | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Austria | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Russia | | | | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 4 | Italy | | | | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 5 | Canada | | | | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 6 | Latvia | | | | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| 7 | United States | | | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
| 8 | East Germany* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| 9 | Soviet Union* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
Natural track events
All competitive disciplines
| Last updated after the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2025 (As of 19 January 2025[update]) | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Natural track | Number of | ||||||||
| World Championships | |||||||||
| Rk. | Nation | Men's singles | Women's singles | Doubles | Mixed team | |
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Total |
| 1 | Austria | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1 | Italy | | | | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 3 | Russia | | | | | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 4 | CIS* | | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Germany | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Poland | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Slovenia | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
| 5 | Soviet Union* | | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |||
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
See also
Notes
- The FIL World Luge Championships have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955.