title: FIL European Luge Championships 1954
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1954
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1954 took place in Davos, Switzerland 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", a trend that would continue until the International Luge Federation (FIL) was formed in 1957. An American delegation participated in this event, giving way to the creation of the first World luge championships that would be organized the following year in Oslo, Norway.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Fritz Kienzl (AUT) |
  | Silver | Wilhelm Lache (AUT) |
  | Bronze | Josef Strillinger (FRG) |
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Maria Isser (AUT) |
  | Silver | Karla Kienzl (AUT) |
  | Bronze | Lotte Scheimpflug (ITA) |
  
  Scheimpflug was the first Italian woman to medal at the championships.
  
  ## Doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Austria (Josef Isser, Maria Isser) |
  | Silver | Austria (Ernst Feistmantl, Richard Feistmantl) |
  | Bronze | Austria (Hans Krausner, Josef Leistentritt) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 3 | 1 | 7 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  