Major achievements in luge by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international luge tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results

For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Governing body	Tournament	Track
FIL & IOC	Luge at the Winter Olympics (since 1964, quadrennially)	Artificial track
FIL	FIL World Luge Championships (since 1955, annually)	Artificial track
	Luge World Cup (since 1977, annually[a])	Artificial track
	FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships (since 1979, biennially)	Natural track

• FIL: International Luge Federation
• IOC: International Olympic Committee

Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) do NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.^[1]

The conventions used on this table are M for men's singles event, MSp for men's sprint event, W for women's singles event, WSp for women's sprint event, D for doubles event, DSp for doubles' sprint event, T for mixed team event.

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Artificial and natural track events

All competitive disciplines

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track															Natural track				Number of
		Olympic Games				World Championships							World Cup				World Championships
Rk.	Nation	M	W	D	T	M	W	D	T	MSp	WSp	DSp	M	W	D	T	M	W	D	T				Total
1	Austria																				15	2	1	18
2	Italy																				15	0	2	17
3	Germany																				15	0	0	15
4	Russia																				5	8	0	13
5	United States																				4	7	1	12
6	Soviet Union*																				6	3	2	11
7	East Germany*																				10	0	0	10
8	West Germany*																				7	2	0	9
9	Latvia																				0	4	4	8
10	Canada																				2	3	2	7
11	Poland																				3	0	1	4
12	Switzerland																				2	1	0	3
13	United Team of Germany*																				2	0	0	2
14	Czechoslovakia*																				0	0	2	2
15	CIS*																				1	0	0	1
15	Norway																				1	0	0	1
17	Liechtenstein																				0	0	1	1
17	Ukraine																				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Artificial track events

All competitive disciplines

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track															Number of
		Olympic Games				World Championships							World Cup
Rk.	Nation	M	W	D	T	M	W	D	T	MSp	WSp	DSp	M	W	D	T				Total
1	Germany																15	0	0	15
2	Austria																11	2	1	14
3	Italy																11	0	2	13
4	United States																4	7	1	12
5	East Germany*																10	0	0	10
6	Soviet Union*																6	3	1	10
7	West Germany*																7	2	0	9
8	Russia																3	6	0	9
9	Latvia																0	4	4	8
10	Canada																2	3	2	7
11	Poland																3	0	0	3
12	Switzerland																2	1	0	3
13	United Team of Germany*																2	0	0	2
14	Czechoslovakia*																0	0	2	2
15	Norway																1	0	0	1
16	Liechtenstein																0	0	1	1
16	Ukraine																0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Men

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track				Number of
		Olympic Games	World Championships		World Cup
Rk.	Nation	Men's singles	Men's singles	Men's sprint	Men's singles				Total
1	Austria					4	0	0	4
1	Germany					4	0	0	4
3	Italy					3	0	1	4
4	Russia					2	2	0	4
5	East Germany*					3	0	0	3
6	West Germany*					2	1	0	3
7	Soviet Union*					1	2	0	3
8	United States					1	2	0	3
9	Latvia					0	1	1	2
10	Canada					1	0	0	1
10	Norway					1	0	0	1
10	Poland					1	0	0	1
10	United Team of Germany*					1	0	0	1
14	Switzerland					0	1	0	1
15	Liechtenstein					0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Women

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track				Number of
		Olympic Games	World Championships		World Cup
Rk.	Nation	Women's singles	Women's singles	Women's sprint	Women's singles				Total
1	Germany					4	0	0	4
2	United States					2	1	1	4
3	Austria					3	0	0	3
3	East Germany*					3	0	0	3
3	Italy					3	0	0	3
3	Soviet Union*					3	0	0	3
7	West Germany*					2	1	0	3
8	Canada					0	1	2	3
9	Switzerland					2	0	0	2
10	Russia					0	2	0	2
11	Poland					1	0	0	1
11	United Team of Germany*					1	0	0	1
13	Czechoslovakia*					0	0	1	1
13	Ukraine					0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Doubles

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track				Number of
		Olympic Games	World Championships		World Cup
Rk.	Nation	Doubles	Doubles	Doubles' sprint	Doubles				Total
1	Germany					4	0	0	4
2	Austria					3	1	0	4
3	Italy					3	0	1	4
4	East Germany*					3	0	0	3
4	West Germany*					3	0	0	3
6	Soviet Union*					2	1	0	3
7	United States					1	2	0	3
8	Latvia					0	1	2	3
9	Poland					1	0	0	1
10	Czechoslovakia*					0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Mixed team

Last updated after the 2018–19 Luge World Cup (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Artificial track			Number of
		Olympic Games	World Championships	World Cup
Rk.	Nation	Mixed team	Mixed team	Mixed team				Total
1	Germany				3	0	0	3
2	Canada				1	2	0	3
2	Russia				1	2	0	3
4	Austria				1	1	1	3
5	Latvia				0	2	1	3
6	Italy				2	0	0	2
7	United States				0	2	0	2
8	East Germany*				1	0	0	1
9	Soviet Union*				0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

Natural track events

All competitive disciplines

Last updated after the FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships 2019 (As of 16 July 2019[update])
		Natural track				Number of
		World Championships
Rk.	Nation	Men's singles	Women's singles	Doubles	Mixed team				Total
1	Austria					4	0	0	4
1	Italy					4	0	0	4
3	Russia					2	2	0	4
4	CIS*					1	0	0	1
5	Poland					0	0	1	1
5	Soviet Union*					0	0	1	1

^*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.

See also

• List of major achievements in sports by nation

Notes

1. The FIL World Luge Championships have taken place on an almost annual basis in non-Winter Olympics years since 1955.