title: FIL European Luge Championships 1978
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1978
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) |
  | Silver | Hans Rinn (GDR) |
  | Bronze | Vladimir Shitov (URS) |
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG) |
  | Silver | Anna Mayevskaya (URS) |
  | Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS) |
  
  ## Men's doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn) |
  | Silver | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) |
  | Bronze | Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl) |
  
  Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
  | 2 | Italy (ITA) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 2 | West Germany (FRG) | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
  | 4 | Soviet Union (URS) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 5 | Czechoslovakia (TCH) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
  | Totals (5 entries) | Totals (5 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
  