Luge at the Winter Olympics


Luge is a winter sport featured at the Winter Olympic Games where a competitor or two-person team rides a flat sled while lying supine and feet first. The sport is usually contested on a specially designed ice track that allows gravity to increase the sled's speed. The winner normally completes the route with the fastest overall time. It was first contested at the 1964 Winter Olympics, with both men's and women's events and a doubles event. Doubles is technically considered an open event since 1994, but only men have competed in it. German lugers have dominated the competition, winning 81 medals of 141 possible.

Events

Medal leaders

Athletes who won at least two gold medals or three medals in total are listed below.
AthleteNOCEventOlympicsGoldSilverBronzeTotal
Men's singles1994–20142136
Women's singles
Team relay
2010–20184015

Men's singles1988–20063205
Doubles
Team relay
2014–20184004
Doubles
Team relay
2014–20184004

Doubles1988–19982114

Doubles1988–19982114

Men's singles
Doubles
1964–19721124
Men's singles
Team relay
2010–20143003

Men's singles
Doubles
1964–19682103
Men's singles
Doubles
1972–19882103
Doubles2006–20142103
Doubles2006–20142103
Men's singles
Doubles
1976–19802013
Women's singles1998–20061113
Women's singles2006–20141113
Men's singles
Team relay
1994–20140303
Men's singles1984–20020213
Doubles
Team relay
2006–20140123
Doubles
Team relay
2006–20140123
Doubles1976–19802002
Women's singles1984–19882002
Women's singles1992
2002–2006
2002

Medal table

Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.
Note: two gold medals handed in the 1972 doubles competition.

Number of lugers by nation