title: FIL European Luge Championships 1971
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1971
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1971 took place in Imst, Austria for the second time after having previously hosted the championships in 1956. A record four countries won medals at these championships.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Horst Hörnlein (GDR) |
  | Silver | Wolfgang Scheidel (GDR) |
  | Bronze | Manfred Schmid (AUT) |
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Erika Lechner (ITA) |
  | Silver | Angela Knösel (GDR) |
  | Bronze | Barbara Piecha (POL) |
  
  ## Men's doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Italy (Paul Hildgartner, Walter Plaikner) |
  | Silver | Austria (Manfred Schmid, Ewald Walch) |
  | Bronze | Poland (Tadeusz Radwan, Janusz Krawczyk) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Italy (ITA) | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
  | 2 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 3 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 4 | Poland (POL) | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  