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The FIL World Luge Championships 1963 took place in Imst, Austria.

Men's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Fritz Nachmann ( GER)
Silver   Hans Plenk ( GER)
Bronze   Klaus Bonsack ( GDR)

Women's singles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Ilse Geisler ( GDR)
Silver   Helene Thurner ( AUT)
Bronze   Janina Susczewska ( POL)

Geisler becomes the first woman to repeat as World Champion.

Doubles

Medal Athlete Time
Gold   Poland ( Ryszard Pędrak-Janowicz, Lucjan Kudzia)
Silver   Poland ( Edward Fender, Mieczysław Pawełkiewicz)
Bronze   Austria ( Anton Venier, Ewald Walch)

Medal table

RankNationGoldSilverBronzeTotal
1  Poland (POL)1113
2  West Germany (FRG)1102
3  East Germany (GDR)1012
4  Austria (AUT)0112
Totals (4 entries)3339


References