List of European champions in luge
The list of European champions in luge lists all athletes placed in the first three places at the European championships in luge . European championships in luge have been held since 1914 in the disciplines of singles for men and women and in doubles for men. Since 1988 a team competition has been held as part of the European championships, since 2010 as a team relay. For scheduling reasons, the European Championship has been held as a race-in-race as part of the Luge World Cup since 2012, just like the other continental championships .
Martin Tietze , Paul Aste , Maria Isser , Horst Hörnlein , Hans Rinn and Paul Hildgartner are the only luge athletes who have become European champions in both singles and doubles . The most successful athlete to date is the German Hans Rinn with seven European championship titles in both disciplines.
Single seater men
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Single seater women
The 1914 race is often named the first ever European women's championship, but it was a prize rather than a championship race as part of the European championship event.
Two-seater
In 1954 there was a novelty when Maria Isser was the first woman to win a European championship title in doubles (together with Josef Isser ). To this day, the competition is open to both sexes, but is almost only contested by men.
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Team or relay competition
Most successful athletes
- Placement: Indicates the order of the athletes. This is determined by the number of gold medals. If the number is the same, the silver medals are compared and then the bronze medals won.
- Name: gives the name of the athlete.
- Country: Name the country for which the athlete started.
- By: The year the athlete won the first medal.
- Until: The year in which the athlete won the last medal.
- Gold: states the number of gold medals won.
- Silver: states the number of silver medals won.
- Bronze: states the number of bronze medals won.
- Total: states the number of all medals won.
- For the sake of clarity, only the 25 best men and 20 best women are listed.
- Medals from the team competition were not included in the overview.
Men
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Hans Rinn |
 GDR
|
1973 | 1982 | 7th | 6th | 1 | 14th |
| 2. | Paul Aste |
 Austria
|
1951 | 1955 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
| 2. | Martin Tietze |
 German Empire
|
1934 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
| 2. | Walter Feist |
 Germany
|
1928 | 1939 | 5 | 2 | - | 7th |
| 5. | Norbert Hahn |
GDR
|
1973 | 1980 | 4th | 3 | - | 7th |
| 6th | Walter Kluge |
German Empire
|
1934 | 1939 | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
| 7th | Paul Hildgartner |
 Italy
|
1971 | 1988 | 4th | 1 | 1 | 6th |
| 8th. | Semyon Pavlichenko |
 Russia
|
2015 | 2020 | 4th | 1 | - | 5 |
| 9. | Tobias Wendl |
Germany
|
2010 | 2019 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 10 |
| 9. | Tobias Arlt |
Germany
|
2010 | 2019 | 3 | 4th | 3 | 10 |
| 11. | Armin Zöggeler |
Italy
|
1994 | 2014 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 8th |
| 12. | Toni Eggert |
Germany
|
2012 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
| 12. | Sascha Benecken |
Germany
|
2012 | 2019 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6th |
| 14th | Markus Prock |
Austria
|
1988 | 2002 | 3 | 2 | - | 5 |
| 15th | Fritz Preissler |
 Czechoslovakia
|
1928 | 1939 | 3 | 1 | - | 4th |
| 16. | Patric Leitner |
Germany
|
2000 | 2008 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 16. | Alexander Resch |
Germany
|
2000 | 2008 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 16. | Horst Hörnlein |
GDR
|
1971 | 1975 | 3 | - | 1 | 4th |
| 19th | Norbert Huber |
Italy
|
1984 | 1998 | 2 | 4th | 3 | 9 |
| 20th | Heinrich Isser |
Austria
|
1951 | 1955 | 2 | 3 | - | 5 |
| 21st | Hansjörg Raffl |
Italy
|
1984 | 1994 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6th |
| 22nd | Albert Demchenko |
Russia
|
1996 | 2010 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 22nd | Hans Krausner |
Austria
|
1951 | 1956 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 22nd | Georg Hackl |
Germany
|
1988 | 2000 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 25th | Felix Hole |
Germany
|
2012 | 2018 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 26th | Jens Müller |
 Germany
|
1986 | 2000 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 26th | Christian Oberstolz |
Italy
|
2004 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 26th | Patrick Gruber |
Italy
|
2004 | 2014 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 29 | Josef Isser |
Austria
|
1951 | 1956 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 29 | Wolfram Fiedler |
GDR
|
1972 | 1976 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 31. | Stefan Krauße |
Germany
|
1990 | 1998 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 31. | Jan Behrendt |
Germany
|
1990 | 1998 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| Status: EM 2020 | ||||||||
The Latvian luge duo Andris Šics & Juris Šics won ten medals in team and relay competitions between 2006 and 2020 (2−2−6). There are also three medal ranks from the double competitions (0−1−2). With 13 medals, they are also among the most successful participants.
Women
| space | Surname | country | From | To | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. | Maria Isser |
Austria
|
1951 | 1956 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 7th |
| 2. | Tatiana Ivanova |
Russia
|
2010 | 2020 | 4th | 2 | 2 | 8th |
| 3. | Natalie Geisenberger |
Germany
|
2008 | 2019 | 4th | 2 | - | 6th |
| 4th | Silke Kraushaar |
Germany
|
1998 | 2008 | 3 | 4th | - | 7th |
| 5. | Margit Schumann |
GDR
|
1973 | 1979 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 6th | Sylke Otto |
Germany
|
1990 | 2004 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4th |
| 7th | Elisabeth Demleitner |
Germany
|
1972 | 1978 | 2 | 1 | - | 3 |
| 8th. | Hanni Fink |
Czechoslovakia
|
1934 | 1939 | 2 | - | 2 | 4th |
| 9. | Susi Erdmann |
Germany
|
1990 | 1998 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 9. | Melitta Sollmann |
GDR
|
1979 | 1982 | 2 | - | 1 | 3 |
| 11. | Friedel Tietze |
.svg){kind=small} German Empire
|
1938 | 1939 | 2 | - | - | 2 |
| 12. | Tatjana Huefner |
Germany
|
2008 | 2019 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 7th |
| 13. | Karla Kienzl |
Austria
|
1951 | 1955 | 1 | 2 | - | 3 |
| 14th | Jana Bode |
Germany
|
1990 | 1996 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 14th | Ute Rührold |
GDR
|
1972 | 1974 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 16. | Gerda Weissensteiner |
Italy
|
1990 | 1994 | 1 | 1 | - | 2 |
| 17th | Dajana Eitberger |
Germany
|
2014 | 2019 | 1 | - | 2 | 3 |
| 18th | Cerstin Schmidt |
GDR
|
1986 | 1988 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18th | Bettina Schmidt |
GDR
|
1982 | 1984 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18th | Vera Zozuļa |
.svg){kind=small} Soviet Union
|
1976 | 1978 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18th | Anna-Maria Müller |
GDR
|
1970 | 1972 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18th | Christa jewelry |
 BR Germany
|
1967 | 1970 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| 18th | Ute Oberhoffner |
GDR
|
1986 | 1988 | 1 | - | 1 | 2 |
| Status: EM 2020 | ||||||||
Nations ratings
total
(including medals from team and team relay competitions)
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Germany (with GDR ) |
98 | 86 | 55 | 238 | ||
| 2. |
Austria
|
27 | 34 | 40 | 101 | ||
| 3. |
Italy
|
18th | 18th | 26th | 62 | ||
| 4th |
Russia (with Soviet Union ) |
16 | 10 | 13 | 39 | ||
| 5. |
Czechoslovakia (with Bohemia ) |
8th | 8th | 17th | 33 | ||
| 6th |
 Latvia
|
2 | 4th | 9 | 15th | ||
| 7th |
 Norway
|
1 | 3 | 2 | 6th | ||
| 8th. |
 Poland
|
1 | 2 | 9 | 12 | ||
| 9. |
 Sweden
|
- | 2 | - | 2 | ||
| 10. |
 Slovakia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| Status: EM 2020 | |||||||
Men
(including the double competitions that are theoretically open to women as well)
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Germany (with GDR ) |
55 | 50 | 30th | 135 | ||
| 2. |
Austria
|
19th | 22nd | 26th | 67 | ||
| 3. |
Italy
|
14th | 11 | 15th | 40 | ||
| 4th |
Russia with the Soviet Union
|
9 | 8th | 7th | 24 | ||
| 5. |
Czechoslovakia
|
5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | ||
| 6th |
Norway
|
- | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 7th |
Poland
|
- | 1 | 6th | 7th | ||
| 8th. |
Sweden
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 9. |
Slovakia
|
- | - | 1 | 1 | ||
| 9. |
Latvia
|
- | 1 | 1 | 4th | ||
| Status: EM 2020 | |||||||
Women
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Germany (with GDR ) |
30th | 29 | 23 | 82 | ||
| 2. |
Austria
|
7th | 8th | 10 | 24 | ||
| 3. |
Russia
|
4th | 2 | 2 | 8th | ||
| 4th |
Czechoslovakia
|
3 | 3 | 4th | 10 | ||
| 5. |
Italy
|
3 | 2 | 4th | 9 | ||
| 6th |
Poland
|
1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | ||
| 7th |
Norway
|
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
| 8th. |
Soviet Union
|
- | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||
| 9. |
Latvia
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| 9. |
Sweden
|
- | 1 | - | 1 | ||
| Status: EM 2020 | |||||||
See also
literature
- Harald Steyrer, Herbert Wurzer, Egon Theiner: 50 years FIL 1957 - 2007. The history of the International Luge Federation in three volumes. Volume II, Egoth Verlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902480-46-0 , pp. 91-132
Web links
- FIL - Statistics (PDF file; 38 kB)