FIL World Luge Championships 1957

The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos, Switzerland. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) which was formed earlier that year. Also, it was the first time the championships had been held after being cancelled the previous year.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Hans Schaller (GER)
Silver  Bibi Torriani (SUI)
Bronze  Erich Raffl (AUT)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Maria Isser (AUT)
Silver  Helga Müller (GER)
Bronze  Brigitte Fink (ITA)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  West Germany (Josef Strillinger, Fritz Nachmann)
Silver  Italy (Giorgio Pichler, Hubert Ebner)
Bronze  Austria (Erich Raffl, Ewald Walch)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 West Germany (FRG)2103
2 Austria (AUT)1023
3 Italy (ITA)0112
4  Switzerland (SUI)0101
Totals (4 entries)3339


References

  • FIL-Luge.org list of World luge champions. (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
  • Men's doubles World Champions
  • Men's singles World Champions
  • Women's singles World Champions[permanent dead link]