The FIL World Luge Championships 1957 took place in Davos, Switzerland. It marked the first time the event was held under the auspices of the International Luge Federation (FIL) which was formed earlier that year. Also, it was the first time the championships had been held after being cancelled the previous year.
Men's singles
edit| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Hans Schaller (GER)
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| Silver |  Bibi Torriani (SUI)
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| Bronze |  Erich Raffl (AUT)
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Women's singles
edit| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | Maria Isser (AUT)
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| Silver | Helga Müller (GER)
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| Bronze |  Brigitte Fink (ITA)
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Men's doubles
edit| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | West Germany (Josef Strillinger, Fritz Nachmann)
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| Silver | Italy (Giorgio Pichler, Hubert Ebner)
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| Bronze | Austria (Erich Raffl, Ewald Walch)
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Medal table
edit| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | West Germany (FRG) | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy (ITA) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 4 |  Switzerland (SUI) | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Totals (4 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
edit- FIL-Luge.org list of World luge champions. (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
- Men's doubles World Champions
- Men's singles World Champions
- Women's singles World Champions[permanent dead link]