Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics
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| Luge at the XVIII Olympic Winter Games
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| Venue | Spiral |
| Dates | 8-11 February |
| Competitors | 93 from 24 nations |
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Luge at the 1998 Winter Olympics consisted of three events at Spiral. The competition took place between February 8 and February 11, 1998.[1]
Medal summary
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 |  Germany |
3 | 1 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 |  United States |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 |  Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 |  Austria |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Total | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 |
Germany led the medal table, with five medals, including a sweep of the gold medals. The two medals for the United States, both in the doubles event, were the first won by a country outside of Europe or the Soviet Union.
Events
| Event | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
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| Men's singles |
Georg Hackl Germany |
3:18.436 | Armin Zöggeler Italy |
3:18.939 | Jens Müller Germany |
3:19.093 |
| Women's singles |
Silke Kraushaar Germany |
3:23.779 | Barbara Niedernhuber Germany |
3:23.781 | Angelika Neuner Austria |
3:24.253 |
| Doubles |
 Germany (GER)Stefan Krauße Jan Behrendt |
1:41.105 |  United States (USA)Chris Thorpe Gordy Sheer |
1:41.127 | United States (USA) Mark Grimmette Brian Martin |
1:41.217 |
Participating NOCs
Twenty-four nations participated in Luge at the Nagano Games. India, South Korea, New Zealand and Venezuela made their Olympic luge debuts.[1]
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