Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (216)

Athlete Nation(s) Sport(s) Role(s) Era Notes
Franz Wembacher FRG LUG Olympics 1984 0–0–2 1981 Hammarstrand bronze: doubles; 1983 Lake Placid bronze: doubles
Tobias Wendl GER LUG Olympics 2014—2022 9–5–2 2008 Oberhof silver: doubles; 2013 Whistler gold: doubles and mixed relay; 2015 Sigulda gold: doubles and mixed relay; 2016 Königsee gold: doubles, Sprint doubles, and mixed relay; 2017 Igls gold: Sprint doubles, silver: doubles; 2019 Winterberg silver: doubles and Sprint doubles; 2020 Sochi bronze: doubles and Sprint doubles; 2021 Königssee gold: Sprint doubles, silver: doubles
Eva-Maria Wernicke GDR LUG Olympics 1976 0–0–1 1973 Oberhof bronze: singles
Tucker West USA LUG Olympics / YOG 2012—2022 0–1–1 2017 Igls silver: mixed relay; 2020 Sochi bronze: mixed relay
Becky Wilczak USA LUG Olympics 2002 0–0–1 2001 Calgary bronze: mixed team
Anton Winkler FRG LUG Olympics 1976—1980 0–1–2 1977 Igls bronze: singles; 1978 Imst silver: singles; 1979 Königsee bronze: doubles
Anke Wischnewski GER LUG Olympics 2010—2014 0–1–1 2005 Park City bronze: singles; 2007 Igls silver: singles
Jerzy Wojnar POL LUG Olympics / Other 1964—1968 2–1–0 1958 Krynica gold: singles; 1961 Girenbad gold: singles; 1962 Krynica silver: singles
Steffen Wöller GER LUG Olympics 1994—2002 1–3–1 1997 Igls bronze: doubles; 2000 St. Moritz gold: mixed team, silver: doubles; 2001 Calgary silver: doubles and mixed team
Torsten Wustlich GER LUG Olympics 2006—2010 6–3–0 1999 Königsee silver: mixed team; 2001 Calgary gold: doubles; 2004 Nagano silver: doubles; 2005 Park City gold: doubles and mixed team; 2008 Oberhof gold: doubles and mixed relay; 2009 Lake Placid gold: mixed relay, silver: doubles
Nataliya Yakushenko UKR
EUN
LUG Olympics / Other 1992—2010 0–0–2 1990 Calgary bronze: mixed team (competed for the Soviet Union); 2009 Lake Placid bronze: singles (competed for Ukraine)
Valery Yakushin RUS
URS
LUG Olympics 1980 0–1–0 1978 Imst silver: doubles
Vladislav Yuzhakov RUS LUG Olympics 2010—2014 1–1–0 2012 Altenberg silver: realy; 2019 Winterberg gold: mixed relay
Miro Zajonc USA LUG Olympics 1988 1–0–0 1983 Lake Placid gold: singles (competed for Canada)
Armin Zöggeler ITA LUG Olympics / Other 1994—2014 6–5–5 1995 Lillehammer gold: singles, silver: mixed team; 1996 Altenberg bronze: mixed team; 1997 Igls bronze: mixed team; 1999 Königsee gold: singles; 2000 St. Moritz silver: singles; 2001 Calgary gold: singles; 2003 Sigulda gold: singles; 2004 Nagano bronze: mixed team; 2005 Park City gold: singles, bronze: mixed team; 2007 Igls silver: singles and mixed team; 2009 Lake Placid silver: singles; 2011 Cesana gold: singles; 2012 Altenberg bronze: singles
Vera Zozuļa LAT
URS
LUG Olympics 1976—1984 1–1–1 1977 Igls silver: singles; 1978 Imst gold: singles; 1981 Hammarstrand bronze: singles