The FIL European Luge Championships 1953 took place in Cortina d'Ampezzo,

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under the auspices of the

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(FIBT - International Bobsleigh and Tobogganing Federation in ) under their "Section de Luge", a trend that would continue until the

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(FIL) was formed in 1957. The

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ns repeated their feat at the 1951 European championships by sweeping all of the medals in all three events.

Men's singles

Women's singles

Men's doubles

Medal table

References

Men's doubles European champions
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