European Natural Track Luge Championships 1978
The 7th FIL Natural Track Luge European Championship took place from February 17-19 , 1978 in Aurach near Kitzbühel in Austria .
Technical data of the natural toboggan run
| Surname | "Blaufeld" natural toboggan run Aurach |
| begin | 958 m above sea level A. |
| target | 798 m above sea level A. |
| Height difference | 160 m |
| Minimal gradient | 8th % |
| Maximum gradient | 24% |
| length | 1020 m |
Single seater men
Date: February 18 (1st and 2nd race) and February 19, 1978 (3rd race)
The Italian Hubert Mairamhof was European champion in the men's single seater ahead of the Austrian Werner Prantl . It was their first European Championship medal for both of them. The 1975 European champion, Alfred Kogler from Austria, came third. The defending champion Erich Graber did not finish.
Single-seater women
| space | Surname | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
 Elfriede Pirkmann
|
? |
| 2 |
 Roswitha Fischer
|
? |
| 3 |
Ruth Oberhöller
|
? |
| 4th |
Annemarie Ebner
|
? |
| 5 |
Herta Hafner
|
? |
| 6th |
Lisa Obermoser
|
? |
| 7th |
 Cordula Knapp
|
? |
| 8th |
.svg){kind=small} Maria Stanislawek
|
? |
| 9 |
.svg){kind=small} Jana Miklavčič
|
? |
| 10 |
Halina Biegun
|
? |
| - |
Hilde Fuchs
|
DNF |
| - |
Barbara Hengi
|
DNF |
| - |
Helene Mitterstieler
|
DNF |
Date: February 18 (1st and 2nd race) and February 19, 1978 (3rd race)
The Austrian Elfriede Pirkmann became European champion in the women's singles for the second time since 1973. Even at the three European championships in between, she had always achieved the medal ranks. The silver medal went to the Italian Roswitha Fischer , who won her first precious metal at European championships. The third-placed Ruth Oberhöller from Austria had also reached third place in 1971. As with the men, the defending champion - the Italian Helene Mitterstieler - also retired from the women .
Two-seater
| space | Surname | time |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Werner Mücke - Helmut Hutter
|
? |
| 2 |
Hubert Mairamhof - Josef Ploner
|
? |
| 3 |
Gebhard Oberbichler - Hubert Ausserdorfer
|
? |
| 4th |
Eugen Obexer - Paul Mitterstieler
|
? |
| 5 |
Damiano Lugon - Erich Graber
|
? |
| 6th |
Alfred Kogler - Wolfgang Erlacher
|
? |
| 7th |
Werner Prantl - Florian Prantl
|
? |
| 8th |
Richard Huter - Klaus Motz
|
? |
| 9 |
Lothar Mittelberger - Armin Gwehenberger
|
? |
| 10 |
Oswald Pörnbacher - Albert Brunner
|
? |
| 11 |
Georg Spindler - Vitus Gansler
|
? |
| 12 |
Leopold Krašovec - Mirko Klinar
|
? |
| 13 |
 Josef Tschachler - Erich Hedinger
|
? |
| 14th |
Edward Fender - Ryszard Rajzinger
|
? |
| 15th |
Harald Wenzelis - Jerzy Ogrodzki
|
? |
| - |
Toni Habjan - Viko Debeljak
|
DNF |
| - |
Drago Česen - Teodor Kalisnik
|
DNF |
| - |
Ernst Buchwieser - Wilfried Braun
|
DNF |
| - |
Johann Mair - Otto Bachmann
|
DNF |
Date: February 19, 1978 (both races)
The Austrians Werner Mücke and Helmut Hutter became European champions in the two-seater . The silver medal went to the Italians Hubert Mairamhof and Josef Ploner , who were third at the last European Championship. The bronze medal went to the Austrians Gebhard Oberbichler and Hubert Ausserdorfer . For them it was their only medal at major events.
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1. |
Austria
|
2 | 1 | 3 | 6th |
| 2. |
Italy
|
1 | 2 | - | 3 |
literature
- Harald Steyrer, Herbert Wurzer, Egon Theiner: 50 years of FIL 1957–2007. The history of the International Luge Federation in three volumes . tape II . Egoth Verlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902480-46-0 , p. 319 .
- Harald Steyrer, Herbert Wurzer, Egon Theiner: 50 years of FIL 1957–2007. The history of the International Luge Federation in three volumes . tape III . Egoth Verlag, Vienna 2007, ISBN 978-3-902480-46-0 , p. 233 .
