title: FIL European Luge Championships 1955
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1955
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1955 took place in Hahnenklee, West Germany 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.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Paul Aste (AUT) |
  | Silver | Albert Krauss (FRG) |
  | Bronze | Johann Stangl (AUT) |
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Maria Isser (AUT) |
  | Silver | Karla Kienzl (AUT) |
  | Bronze | Erika Leitner (ITA) |
  
  Isser won her fourth straight European championship at this event.
  
  ## Men's doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Austria (Paul Aste, Heinrich Isser) |
  | Silver | West Germany (Hermann Küppel, Dietrich Schmidt) |
  | Bronze | West Germany (Hermann Mayr, Erhard Grundmann) |
  
  Prior to World War II, Grundmann competed for Czechoslovakia, winning a bronze in this event in 1938.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Austria (AUT) | 3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
  | 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 |
  | 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (3 entries) | Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  