FIL World Luge Championships 1983
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The FIL World Luge Championships 1983 took place in Lake Placid, New York, United States. It marked the first time that the championships took place outside Europe.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold |  Miroslav Zajonc (CAN) |
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| Silver |  Sergey Danilin (URS) |
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| Bronze |  Jens Müller (GDR) |
Zanjonc becomes the first non-European champion of the event. He is the first Canadian to medal at the World Championships.
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Steffi Martin (GDR) |
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| Silver | Melitta Sollmann (GDR) |
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| Bronze | Ute Weiss (GDR) |
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Jörg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch) |
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| Silver |  Italy (Hansjorg Raffl, Norbert Huber) |
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| Bronze |  West Germany (Hans Stangassinger, Franz Wembacher) |
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany |
2 | 1 | 2 | 5 |
| 2 | Canada |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 3 | Soviet Union |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Italy |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | West Germany |
0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
