European Natural Track Luge Championships 1987
The 12th FIL Natural Track Luge European Championship took place from February 19-22 , 1987 in Jesenice in Yugoslavia . The Italian team won all three competitions and eight of the nine medals.
Technical data of the natural toboggan run
| Surname | "Savske Jame" natural toboggan run |
| Start above sea level | 1125 m |
| Sea level destination | 992 m |
| Height difference | 133 m |
| Average gradient | 12.92% |
| length | 1034 m |
Single seater men
Date: February 21 (1st and 2nd races) and February 22, 1987 (3rd races)
For the fifth time, all three medals at the European Natural Track Luge Championships in men's singles went to Italy. Manfred Gräber won the race ahead of Harald Steinhauser and Erhard Mahlknecht . Steinhauser was third in the world championship last year, Gräber and Mahlknecht won their first medals at major events. The defending champion Manfred Danklmaier from Austria did not finish.
Single-seater women
| space | Surname | time |
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| 1 |
 Delia Vaudan
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| 2 |
Helga Pichler
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| 3 |
 Irene Koch
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| 4th |
Evi Pirhofer
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| 5 |
Paula Peintner
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| 6th |
Herta Hafner
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| 7th |
Ida Huber
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| 8th |
Angelika Widmann
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| 9 |
Sonja Leitner
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| 10 |
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| 11 |
 Marina Chochlowa
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| 12 |
 Ursula Nöhmeier
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| 13 |
 Kelly Kitchen
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| 14th |
Monique Lahey
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| 15th |
Breda Meglič
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| 16 |
Lyubov Panjutina
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| 17th |
Vicky Goertzen
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| 18th |
 Carina Solhag
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| 19th |
 Natalie Broisat
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| 20th |
Oksana Gewa
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| - |
Chalida Alimova
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| - |
Elisabeth Als
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DNF |
Date: February 21 (1st and 2nd races) and February 22, 1987 (3rd races)
The Italian Delia Vaudan , who has also been world champion three times, was European single-seater champion for the second time in a row and for the third time. Before her, only the Austrian Klara Niedertscheider had managed to win the European championship three times. The Italian Helga Pichler won the silver medal . She was third at the World Cup last year. The bronze medal - and thus the only medal for Austria at this European Championship - was won by Irene Koch .
Two-seater
| space | Surname | time |
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| 1 |
Andreas Jud - Ernst Oberhammer
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| 2 |
Almir Betemps - Corrado Herin
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| 3 |
Arnold Lunger - Günther Steinhauser
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| 4th |
Reinhold Buchmann - Manfred Als
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| 5 |
Arthur Gatt - August Strickner
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| 6th |
Janko Meglič - Marjan Meglič
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| 7th |
Ernst Marmsoler - Richard Marmsoler
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| 8th |
Milan Česen - Drago Česen
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| 9 |
Johan Myrvoll - Lars Ake Sandström
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| 10 |
 Yves De Bernardis - Stephane Keck
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| 11 |
Philippe Keck - Michel De Bernardis
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| 12 |
Janez Luznar - Jure Potočnik
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| 13 |
Pavel Timschin - Sergei Schischow
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| 14th |
Yuri Sizich - Vladimir Kalmikov
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| 15th |
Maxim Krasnokutski - Nikolai Schwaschkin
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| 16 |
Matthäus Hofer - Gerhard Hirzegger
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Hannes Theurl - Romed Stöckl
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DNF |
Date: February 22, 1987 (both races)
Italian triple victory also in doubles: For the second time in a row and for the third time in total, all EM medals in doubles went to Italy. The gold medal went to Andreas Jud and Ernst Oberhammer , who were third at the last European Championship and twice world champions. The silver medal went to the reigning world champions Almir Betemps and Corrado Herin , who were also second at the last European Championship. The bronze medal went to Arnold Lunger and Günther Steinhauser , who were third at the world championship last year. Günther Steinhauser and Andreas Jud were European champions in 1983.
Medal table
| space | country | gold | silver | bronze | total |
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| 1. |
Italy
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3 | 3 | 2 | 8th |
| 2. |
Austria
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- | - | 1 | 1 |
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. 324 .
- 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. 239 .
