Luge at the 2002 Winter Olympics
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2002 Winter Olympic Games Luge
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[edit] Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold |  Armin Zöggeler (ITA) |
2:57.941 |
| Silver |  Georg Hackl (GER) |
2:58.270 |
| Bronze |  Markus Prock (AUT) |
2:58.283 |
Hackl's fifth medal in a row, but not fourth gold in a row. He becomes the first person to win 5 medals in one event in either the summer or winter games. Zöggeler's gold gave him a complete set of medals at the Winter Olympics.
[edit] Doubles
| Medal | Athletes | Time |
| Gold | Patric-Fritz Leitner / Alexander Resch (GER) |
1:26.082 |
| Silver |  Mark Grimmette/ Brian Martin (USA) |
1:26.216 |
| Bronze | Chris Thorpe / Clay Ives (USA) |
1:26.220 |
Germany (1st, 4th) and the USA (2nd, 3rd) dominate the event.
[edit] Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
| Gold | Sylke Otto (GER) |
2:52.464 |
| Silver | Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) |
2:52.785 |
| Bronze | Silke Kraushaar (GER) |
2:52.865 |
The German women sweep the podium in the sport for the fifth time in history.
[edit] Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany (GER) |
2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  Italy (ITA) |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 |  United States (USA) |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Austria (AUT) |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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