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FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998

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The FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 1998 took place in Rautavaara, Finland. It marked the first time the championships were held outside the traditional locations of Austria, Germany, or Italy.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Reinhard Gruber (ITA)
Silver  Martin Gruber (ITA)
Bronze  Anton Blasbichler (ITA)

Reinhard Gruber ended Gerhard Pilz's reign of five straight World Championships in men's singles natural track luge.

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Lyubov Panyutina (RUS)
Silver  Christa Gietl (ITA)
Bronze  Sonja Steinacher (ITA)

Panyutina won her third medal of the championships in the 1990s representing her third different country (1990: bronze for the Soviet Union, 1992: gold for the Commonwealth of Independent States).

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold  Austria (Andi Ruetz, Helmut Ruetz)
Silver  Italy (Manfred Graber, Hubert Burger)
Bronze  Austria (Reinhard Beer, Herbert Kögl)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1 Italy (ITA)1326
2 Austria (AUT)1012
3 Russia (RUS)1001
Totals (3 entries)3339

References

FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships
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