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FIL World Luge Championships 1981

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The FIL World Luge Championships 1981 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time. Hammarstrand had hosted the event previously in 1967 and 1975. It also marked the last time the event took place on a natural track until 2000 with events now moving to the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships which debutted in 1979.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold Soviet Union Sergey Danilin (URS)
Silver East Germany Michael Walter (GDR)
Bronze Italy Ernst Haspinger (ITA)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold East Germany Melitta Sollmann (GDR)
Silver East Germany Cerstin Schmidt (GDR)
Bronze Soviet Union Vera Zozula (URS)

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) (GDR)
Silver East Germany (Bernd Oberhoffner, Jörg-Dieter Ludwig) (GDR)
Bronze Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Anton Weimbacher) (GER)

Medal table

1  East Germany 2 3 0 5
2  Soviet Union 1 0 1 2
3  Italy 0 0 1 1
4  West Germany 0 0 1 1

References