FIL European Luge Championships 1953

The FIL European Luge Championships 1953 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo, Italy under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in (in French)) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. The Austrians repeated their feat at the 1951 European championships by sweeping all of the medals in all three events.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Paul Aste (AUT)
Silver  Heinrich Isser (AUT)
Bronze  Albert Krauss (AUT)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver  Liesl Seewald (AUT)
Bronze  Rosa Lesser (AUT)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Austria (Hans Krausner, Wilhelm Lache)
Silver  Austria (Paul Aste, Heinrich Isser)
Bronze  Austria (Erich Raffl, Stefan Schöpf)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Austria (AUT)3339
Totals (1 entries)3339


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