title: FIL European Luge Championships 1976
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1976
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1976 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the second time after previously hosted the championships in 1970. A record five countries won medals at these championships, breaking the previous record set in 1971 that was equalled in 1974.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Wolfram Fiedler (GDR) |
  | Silver | Michael Gärdebäck (SWE) |
  | Bronze | Hans-Heinrich Winkler (GDR) |
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Vera Zozula (URS) |
  | Silver | Agneta Lindskog (SWE) |
  | Bronze | Halina Biegun (POL) |
  
  Zozula is the first Soviet to win at the European championships.
  
  ## Men's doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | East Germany (Bernd Dreyer, Roland Herdmann) |
  | Silver | Norway (Asle Strand, Helge Svensen) |
  | Bronze | Soviet Union (Dainis Bremse, Algars Kirkis) |
  
  Norway earned its first medal at the championships since 1937.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
  | 2 | Soviet Union (URS) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Sweden (SWE) | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
  | 4 | Norway (NOR) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
  | 5 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  