Luge at the 1968 Winter Olympics
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The 1968 Winter Olympic Games Luge results
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[edit] Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Manfred Schmid (AUT) |
2:52.48 |
| Silver |  Thomas Köhler (GDR) |
2:52.66 |
| Bronze | Klaus Bonsack (GDR) |
2:53.33 |
[edit] Doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | (Klaus Bonsack, Thomas Köhler) (GDR) |
1:35.85 |
| Silver | (Manfred Schmid, Ewald Walch) (AUT) |
1:36.34 |
| Bronze |  (Wolfgang Winkler, Fritz Nachmann) (FRG) |
1:37.29 |
With his win in the doubles, Thomas Köhler becomes the first person to win in both men's singles (1964) and doubles.
[edit] Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Erica Lechner (ITA) |
2:28.66 |
| Silver | Christina Schmuck (FRG) |
2:29.37 |
| Bronze | Angelika Dünhaupt (FRG) |
2:29.56 |
The East German competitors (Ortrun Enderlein (2:28.04) and Anna-Maria Müller (2:28.06)) were disqualified after it was discovered they had heated their runners.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  East Germany (GDR) |
1 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | West Germany (FRG) |
0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 |  Austria (AUT) |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
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