1983 World Luge Championships

Host City Lake Placid
Country USA
Held 5 – 6 February 1983
Competitors 12
Countries 5

Events

Event Gender Held Status Competitors Countries
Singles Men — Medal 3 3
Doubles Men — Medal 6 3
Singles Women — Medal 3 1

Medal table

Pos Country 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze Total
1 East Germany GDR 2 1 1 4
2 Canada CAN 1 0 0 1
3 Italy ITA 0 1 1 2
4 Soviet Union URS 0 1 0 1
5 Germany GER 0 0 1 1

Medal winners

Event 🥇 Gold 🥈 Silver 🥉 Bronze
Singles, Men Miro Zajonc CAN Sergey Danilin URS Paul Hildgartner ITA
Doubles, Men East Germany GDR Italy ITA Germany GER
Singles, Women Steffi Walter-Martin GDR Melitta Sollmann GDR Ute Weiß-Oberhoffner GDR