The FIL European Luge Championships 1970 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden. This event was dominated by the rise of the East German team, who won six of the nine available medals at this championship. It was the first time the championships were held after being cancelled in 1968 and 1969 which were also the last cancellation of the European championships.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Harald Ehrig (GDR)
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| Silver | Wolfgang Scheidel (GDR)
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| Bronze | Horst Hörnlein (GDR)
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Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | Anna-Maria Müller (GDR)
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| Silver | Angela Knösel (GDR)
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| Bronze |  Christina Schmuck (FRG)
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Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold | East Germany (Horst Hörnlein, Reinhard Bredlow)
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| Silver |  Austria (Rudolf Schmid, Franz Schachner)
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| Bronze | Austria (Manfred Schmid, Ewald Walch)
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Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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| 1 | East Germany (GDR) | 3 | 2 | 1 | 6 |
| 2 | Austria (AUT) | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | West Germany (FRG) | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Totals (3 entries) | 3 | 3 | 3 | 9 | |
References
- FIL-Luge.org list of European luge champions (in German) - Accessed January 31, 2008.
- Men's doubles European champions
- Men's singles European champions
- Women's singles European champions
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