Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics
| Luge at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games | |
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| Venue | Spiral |
| Dates | 8–11 February |
| No. of events | 3 |
| Competitors | 93 from 24 nations |
| Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics | |||
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| Singles | men | women | |
| Doubles | open | ||
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
[edit]Medal table
[edit]| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
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
[edit]| Event[1] | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Men's singles |
Georg Hackl Germany |
3:18.436 | Armin Zöggeler Italy |
3:18.939 | Jens Müller Germany |
3:19.093 |
| Women's singles |
Silke Kraushaar Germany |
3:23.779 | Barbara Niedernhuber Germany |
3:23.781 | Angelika Neuner Austria |
3:24.253 |
| Doubles |
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
[edit]Twenty-four nations participated in Luge at the Nagano Games. India, South Korea, New Zealand and Venezuela made their Olympic luge debuts.[1]
- Austria (8)
Bermuda (1)
Bosnia and Herzegovina (1)
Canada (2)
Estonia (2)- Germany (10)
Greece (1)
India (1)
Virgin Islands (1)- Italy (10)
Japan (9)
South Korea (3)
Latvia (10)
New Zealand (1)
Poland (2)
Romania (3)
Russia (1)
Switzerland (1)
Slovakia (1)
Sweden (3)
Chinese Taipei (2)
Ukraine (6)- United States (10)
Venezuela (1)
References
[edit]- ^ 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.
- ^ "Luge at the 1998 Nagano Winter Games". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 17 April 2020. Retrieved 8 April 2020.
