The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971 that was equalled in 1974.
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Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Wolfram Fiedler (GDR)
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| Silver |  Michael Gärdebäck (SWE)
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| Bronze | Hans-Heinrich Winkler (GDR)
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Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Vera Zozula (URS)
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| Silver | Agneta Lindskog (SWE)
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| Bronze |  Halina Biegun (POL)
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Zozula is the first Soviet to win at the European championships.
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | East Germany (Bernd Dreyer, Roland Herdmann)
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| Silver |  Norway (Asle Strand, Helge Svensen)
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| Bronze | Soviet Union (Dainis Bremse, Algars Kirkis)
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Norway earned its first medal at the championships since 1937.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
- FIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
- Men's doubles European champions
- Men's singles European champions
- Women's singles European champions
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