title: FIL European Luge Championships 1996
text: # FIL European Luge Championships 1996
  
  The FIL European Luge Championships 1996 took place in Sigulda, Latvia.
  
  ## Men's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Jens Müller (GER) |
  | Silver | Albert Demtschenko (RUS) |
  | Bronze | Markus Schmidt (AUT) |
  
  Demtschenko is the first Russian to medal at the championships since the breakup of the Soviet Union in late 1991.
  
  ## Women's singles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Jana Bode (GER) |
  | Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) |
  | Bronze | Andrea Tagwerker (AUT) |
  
  ## Men's doubles
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Germany (Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) |
  | Silver | Italy (Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) |
  | Bronze | Russia (Albert Demtschenko, Semen Kolobayev) |
  
  As of 2010, Demtshencko is the last person to win medals in both men's singles and men's doubles at the championships.
  
  ## Mixed team
  
  | Medal | Athlete |
  | - | - |
  | Gold | Germany (Jens Müller, Georg Hackl, Jana Bode, Susi Erdmann, Stefan Krauße, Jan Behrendt) |
  | Silver | Austria (Markus Prock, Markus Schmidt, Angelika Neuner, Andrea Tagwerker, Tobias Schiegl, Markus Schiegl) |
  | Bronze | Italy (Armin Zöggeler, Wilfried Huber, Gerda Weissensteiner, Natalie Obkircher, Gerhard Plankensteiner, Oswald Haselrieder) |
  
  ## Medal table
  
  | Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
  | - | - | - | - | - | - |
  | 1 | Germany (GER) | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
  | 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
  | 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | 3 | Russia (RUS) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
  | Totals (4 entries) | Totals (4 entries) | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
  