FIL World Luge Championships 1999
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1999 took place in Königssee
Schönau am Königsee
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, Germany
Germany
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 for a record fifth time. Königssee had hosted the event previously in 1969
FIL World Luge Championships 1969
The FIL World Luge Championships 1969 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It marked the first time the event took place on a permanent, artificially refrigerated track in bobsleigh, luge, and/ or skeleton.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:...

, 1970
FIL World Luge Championships 1970
The FIL World Luge Championships 1970 took place in Königssee, West Germany. It is the only time that the championships have been held in the same location in consecutive years.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:...

, 1974
FIL World Luge Championships 1974
The FIL World Luge Championships 1974 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record third time. Königssee had hosted the event previously in 1969 and 1970.-Men's singles:-Women's singles:-Men's doubles:-Medal table:-References:***...

, and 1979
FIL World Luge Championships 1979
The FIL World Luge Championships 1979 took place in Königssee, West Germany for a record fourth time. Königssee had hosted the event previously in 1969, 1970, and 1974...

. The team event was modified to one each for men's doubles, men's singles, and women's singles starting at these championships which reduced the number of competitors per team from six to four.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold
Silver
Bronze

Men's doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold (Patric Leitner
Patric Leitner
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, Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth...

)
Silver (Tobias Schiegl
Tobias Schiegl
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, Markus Schiegl
Markus Schiegl
Markus Schiegl is an Austrian luger who has competed from 1987 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds , five silvers , and four bronzes Markus Schiegl (born 07.06.1975 in Kufstein) is an Austrian luger who has competed from 1987 to 2010. He won fourteen...

)
Bronze (Mark Grimmette
Mark Grimmette (luge)
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, Brian Martin
Brian Martin (luger)
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)

Mixed team

Medal Athlete Time
Gold (Markus Prock
Markus Prock
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, Angelika Tagwerker
Angelika Tagwerker
Angelika Tagwerker is an Austrian luger who competed in the early 1990s. She won the silver medal in the mixed team event at the 1991 FIL World Luge Championships in Winterberg, Germany.-References:*...

, Tobias Schiegl
Tobias Schiegl
Tobias Schiegl is an Austrian luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. He won fourteen medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with five golds , five silvers , and four bronzes Tobias Schiegl (born October 5, 1973 in Kufstein) is an Austrian luger who competed from 1993 to 2010. He won fourteen...

, Markus Schiegl
Markus Schiegl
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)
Silver (Robert Fegg
Robert Fegg
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, Silke Kraushaar
Silke Kraushaar
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, André Florschütz
André Florschütz
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, Torsten Wustlich
Torsten Wustlich
Torsten Wustlich is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with André Florschütz, he won the silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin....

)
Bronze (Georg Hackl
Georg Hackl
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, Sylke Otto
Sylke Otto
Sylke Otto is a former German luger who competed from 1991 to 2007...

, Patric Leitner
Patric Leitner
Patric-Fritz Leitner is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Alexander Resch he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth...

, Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch
Alexander Resch is a German luger who competed from 1998 to 2010. Together with Patric Leitner, he won the men's doubles event at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, United States. They also competed at the 2006 Winter Olympics, finishing sixth...

)

Medal table

1 2 3 2 7
2 1 1 0 2
3 1 0 1 2
4 0 0 1 1
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