Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics explained

Event:	Luge
Games:	1976 Winter
Venue:	Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck
Dates:	4–7 February
Competitors:	94
Nations:	16
Prev:	1972
Next:	1980

Luge at the 1976 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Olympic Sliding Centre Innsbruck. The competition took place between 4 and 7 February 1976.^{[1] [2]}

Medal summary

Medal table

Germany dominated the medal table with eight medals (with an exception of an Austrian bronze medal), including an East German sweep of the gold medals.

Events

Men's singles		3:27.688		3:28.196		3:28.574
Women's singles		2:50.621		2:50.846		2:51.056
Doubles	Hans Rinn Norbert Hahn	1:25.604	Hans Brandner Balthasar Schwarm	1:25.889		1:25.919

Participating NOCs

Sixteen nations participated in Luge at the Innsbruck Games. Chinese Taipei made their Olympic luge debut.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Final Report - XII. Olympische Winterspiele Innsbruck 1976. LA84 Foundation. Organizing Committee for the XIIth Winter Olympic Games 1976. 1976. 20 January 2014.
2. Web site: Luge at the 1976 Innsbruck Winter Games . https://web.archive.org/web/20200417064929/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/winter/1976/LUG/ . dead . 17 April 2020 . 4 April 2020 . Sports Reference.