1978 World Luge Championships
| Host City | Imst |
|---|---|
| Country |  AUT |
| Held | 21 – 22 January 1978 |
| Competitors | 12 |
| Countries | 5 |
Events
| Event | Gender | Held | Status | Competitors | Countries |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles | Men | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
| Doubles | Men | — | Medal | 6 | 2 |
| Singles | Women | — | Medal | 3 | 3 |
Medal table
| Pos | Country | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Soviet Union |  URS |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Italy |  ITA |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Germany |  GER |
0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 4 | Austria | AUT |
0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 5 | East Germany |  GDR |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Medal winners
| Event | 🥇 Gold | 🥈 Silver | 🥉 Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Singles, Men | Paul Hildgartner |
ITA
|
Anton Winkler |
GER
|
Manfred Schmid |
AUT
|
| Doubles, Men | Dainis Bremze / Aigars Kriķis |
URS
|
Valery Yakushin / Vladimir Shitov |
URS
|
Hans Rinn / Norbert Hahn |
GDR
|
| Singles, Women | Vera Zozuļa |
URS
|
Andrea Fendt |
GER
|
Angelika Schafferer |
AUT
|