The FIL World Luge Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time that the championships took place outside Europe.
Men's singles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
Gold | Miroslav Zajonc (CAN) | |
Silver | Sergey Danilin (URS) | |
Bronze | Jens Müller (GDR) | |
Zanjonc becomes the first non-European champion of the event. He is the first Canadian to medal at the World Championships.
Women's singles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
Gold | Steffi Martin (GDR) | |
Silver | Melitta Sollmann (GDR) | |
Bronze | Ute Weiss (GDR) | |
Men's doubles
Medal | Athlete | Time |
Gold | East Germany (Jörg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch) | |
Silver | Italy (Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber) | |
Bronze | West Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Franz Wembacher) | |
Medal table
References
- Men's doubles World Champions
- Men's singles World Champions
- Women's singles World Champions[permanent dead link]