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Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics

Luge
at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
VenueSpiral
Dates8–11 February 1998
No. of events3
Competitors93 from 24 nations
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Luge at the
1998 Winter Olympics
Singlesmenwomen
Doublesopen

Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Spiral. The competition took place between 8 and 11 February 1998.[1][2]

Medal summary

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Germany3115
2 United States0112
3 Italy0101
4 Austria0011
Totals (4 entries)3339

Germany led the medal table, with five medals, including a sweep of the gold medals. The two medals for the United States, both in the doubles event, were the first won by a country outside of Europe or the Soviet Union.[1]

Events

Event[1] Gold Silver Bronze
Men's singles
details 		Georg Hackl
 Germany		 3:18.436 Armin Zöggeler
 Italy		 3:18.939 Jens Müller
 Germany		 3:19.093
Women's singles
details 		Silke Kraushaar
 Germany		 3:23.779 Barbara Niedernhuber
 Germany		 3:23.781 Angelika Neuner
 Austria		 3:24.253
Doubles
details 		 Germany (GER)
Stefan Krauße
Jan Behrendt		 1:41.105  United States (USA)
Chris Thorpe
Gordy Sheer		 1:41.127  United States (USA)
Mark Grimmette
Brian Martin		 1:41.217

Participating NOCs

Twenty-four nations participated in Luge at the Nagano Games. India, South Korea, New Zealand and Venezuela made their Olympic luge debuts.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nagano 1998 Official Report - Volume 3" (PDF). Nagano Olympics Organizing Committee. LA84 Foundation. 1998. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 February 2008. Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  2. ^ "Luge at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
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