1961 World Luge Championships
| Host City | Girenbad |
|---|---|
| Country |  SUI |
| Held | 28 – 29 January 1961 |
| Events | 3 |
| Competitors | 11 |
| Countries | 5 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Doubles, Men | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Singles, Women | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy |  ITA |
1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
| 2 | Poland |  POL |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| = | Switzerland | SUI |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 5 | Austria |  AUT |
0 | 0 | 3 | 3 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Jerzy Wojnar |
POL
|
Hans Plenk |
GER
|
Reinhold Senn |
AUT
|
| Doubles, Men | Roman Pichler / Carlo Prinoth |
ITA
|
David Moroder / Raimondo Prinoth |
ITA
|
Helmut Thaler / Reinhold Senn |
AUT
|
| Singles, Women | Elisabeth Nagele |
SUI
|
Marianne Winkler |
GER
|
Leni Thurner |
AUT
|