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.Athlete | NOC | Event | Olympics | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
Men's singles | 1994–2014 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 6 | ||
Women's singles Team relay | 2010–2018 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5 | ||
Men's singles | 1988–2006 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 | ||
Doubles Team relay | 2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Doubles Team relay | 2014–2018 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
Doubles | 1988–1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Doubles | 1988–1998 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | ||
Men's singles Doubles | 1964–1972 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
Men's singles Team relay | 2010–2014 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
Men's singles Doubles | 1964–1968 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Men's singles Doubles | 1972–1988 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Doubles | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Doubles | 2006–2014 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
Men's singles Doubles | 1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
Women's singles | 1998–2006 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Women's singles | 2006–2014 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | ||
Men's singles Team relay | 1994–2014 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | ||
Men's singles | 1984–2002 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
Doubles Team relay | 2006–2014 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Doubles Team relay | 2006–2014 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
Doubles | 1976–1980 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Women's singles | 1984–1988 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
Women's singles | 1992 2002–2006 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
Medal table
Updated after 2018 Winter Olympics.Note: two gold medals handed in the 1972 doubles competition.