FIL World Luge Championships 1955

The FIL World Luge Championships 1955 took place in Oslo, Norway under the auspices of the Fédération Internationale de Bobsleigh et de Tobogganing (FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in (in French)) under their "Section de Luge". It would be the only world championship under the FIBT until formation of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in 1957.

Men's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Anton Salvesen (NOR)
Silver	Josef Thaler (AUT)
Bronze	Josef Isser (AUT)

Women's singles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Karla Kienzl (AUT)
Silver	Maria Isser (AUT)
Bronze	Marianne Bauer (GER)

Men's doubles

Medal	Athlete	Time
Gold	Austria (Hans Krausner, Josef Thaler)
Silver	Austria (Josef Isser, Maria Isser)
Bronze	West Germany (Josef Strillinger, Fritz Nachmann)

The Issers were the first man and woman to medal in doubles in the history of the World Championships, European Championships, or Winter Olympics.

Medal table


Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
1	Austria (AUT)	2	3	1	6
2	Norway (NOR)	1	0	0	1
3	West Germany (FRG)	0	0	2	2
Totals (3 nations)		3	3	3	9

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