Luge — Doubles, Open
| Times held | 16 |
|---|---|
| Total participants | 360 |
| Total countries | 31 |
Participants
| Year | Event | Status | Participants | NOCs |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 30 | 8 |
| 1968 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 30 | 9 |
| 1972 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 40 | 11 |
| 1976 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 50 | 15 |
| 1980 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 38 | 12 |
| 1984 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 30 | 9 |
| 1988 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 36 | 11 |
| 1992 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 40 | 15 |
| 1994 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 40 | 15 |
| 1998 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 34 | 11 |
| 2002 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 38 | 12 |
| 2006 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 42 | 13 |
| 2010 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 40 | 11 |
| 2014 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 38 | 12 |
| 2018 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 40 | 13 |
| 2022 | Doubles, Open | Olympic | 34 | 14 |
Medal winners
| Year | Gold | Silver | Bronze | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1964 | Austria 1 |  AUT |
Austria 2 | AUT |
Italy 1 |  ITA |
| 1968 | East Germany 1 |  GDR |
Austria 1 | AUT |
West Germany 1 |  FRG |
| 1972 | East Germany 1 Italy 1 | GDRITA |
— | — | East Germany 2 | GDR |
| 1976 | East Germany 1 | GDR |
West Germany 1 | FRG |
Austria 1 | AUT |
| 1980 | East Germany 1 | GDR |
Italy 1 | ITA |
Austria 1 | AUT |
| 1984 | West Germany 1 | FRG |
Soviet Union 1 |  URS |
East Germany 1 | GDR |
| 1988 | East Germany 1 | GDR |
East Germany 2 | GDR |
West Germany 1 | FRG |
| 1992 | Germany 1 |  GER |
Germany 2 | GER |
Italy 1 | ITA |
| 1994 | Italy 1 | ITA |
Italy 2 | ITA |
Germany 1 | GER |
| 1998 | Germany 1 | GER |
United States 1 |  USA |
United States 2 | USA |
| 2002 | Germany 2 | GER |
United States 2 | USA |
United States 1 | USA |
| 2006 | Austria 1 | AUT |
Germany 1 | GER |
Italy 1 | ITA |
| 2010 | Austria 1 | AUT |
Latvia 1 |  LAT |
Germany 2 | GER |
| 2014 | Germany 1 | GER |
Austria 1 | AUT |
Latvia 1 | LAT |
| 2018 | Germany 1 | GER |
Austria 1 | AUT |
Germany 2 | GER |
| 2022 | Germany | GER |
Germany | GER |
Austria | AUT |
Medals by country
| NOC | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Germany | GER |
6 | 3 | 3 | 12 |
| East Germany | GDR |
5 | 1 | 2 | 8 |
| Austria | AUT |
3 | 4 | 3 | 10 |
| Italy | ITA |
2 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| West Germany | FRG |
1 | 1 | 2 | 4 |
| United States | USA |
0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Latvia | LAT |
0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Top medallists
| Athlete | Nat | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tobias Arlt | GER |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Tobias Wendl | GER |
3 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| Jan Behrendt | GDR GER |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Stefan Krauße | GDR GER |
2 | 1 | 1 | 4 |
| Andreas Linger | AUT |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
| Wolfgang Linger | AUT |
2 | 1 | 0 | 3 |
Participation by year
| Country | # | 1964 | 1968 | 1972 | 1976 | 1980 | 1984 | 1988 | 1992 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Austria | AUT |
16 | Gold, Silver | Silver, 7 | 7, =9 | Bronze, 5 | Bronze, 9 | 4, 5 | 5, 12 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 6, 8 | Gold, 4 | Gold, 8 | Silver, 19 | Silver, 4 | Bronze |
| Bulgaria |  BUL |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 17 | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Canada |  CAN |
11 | — | — | 16 | 17, 22 | — | — | 10, 17 | 13, 14 | =8 | — | 5, 12 | 9, 10 | 7, 15 | 4 | 5 | 7 |
| Chinese Taipei |  TPE |
1 | — | — | — | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Czechia |  CZE |
5 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 16 | 18 | 13 | 13, 18 | 16 |
| Czechoslovakia |  TCH |
7 | 8, 12 | 12, 14 | — | 6 | 8 | 14 | 13 | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| East Germany | GDR |
6 | — | Gold, 5 | Gold, Bronze | Gold, 16 | Gold, 4 | Bronze, 15 | Gold, Silver | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| France |  FRA |
2 | — | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | 19 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Georgia |  GEO |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Germany | GER |
10 | 4, DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | Gold, Silver | Bronze, 14 | Gold, 8 | Gold, 4 | Silver, 6 | Bronze, 5 | Gold, 8 | Gold, Bronze | Gold, Silver |
| Great Britain |  GBR |
4 | — | — | 19, 20 | 20, DNF | 14, 19 | — | 15 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Italy | ITA |
16 | Bronze, =5 | 8, 10 | Gold, 8 | 7, 11 | Silver, 5 | 6, 10 | =7, 9 | Bronze, 5 | Gold, Silver | 5, 6 | 7, 17 | Bronze, 5 | 4, 9 | 6, 7 | 7, 15 | 6 |
| Japan |  JPN |
10 | — | — | 4, 18 | 18 | 13 | 12 | 14 | 18 | 18 | 14 | DNF | 12 | — | — | — | — |
| Latvia | LAT |
9 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11 | 11, 12 | 13, 17 | 10 | 7 | Silver, 12 | Bronze, 10 | 6, 14 | 4, 5 |
| Liechtenstein |  LIE |
2 | — | — | — | 19 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Norway |  NOR |
5 | 10, DNS | — | 14 | 13, 15 | — | — | — | 16 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| People's Republic of China |  CHN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 17 |
| Poland |  POL |
11 | =5, 7 | 6, 9 | =5, =9 | 10, 12 | — | — | — | 20 | 16 | 15 | — | 17 | — | 15 | 12 | 9 |
| ROC |  ROC |
2 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 11, 16 | 8, 10 |
| Republic of Korea |  KOR |
3 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 18 | 9 | 12 |
| Romania |  ROU |
10 | — | — | — | — | 15 | 11 | — | 4 | 6 | 16 | 15, 16 | 15, 18 | 17, 20 | — | 19 | 14 |
| Russian Federation |  RUS |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 7, 15 | 9, 10 | 13, 14 | 11, DNF | 10, 14 | 5, 9 | — | — |
| Slovakia |  SVK |
6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 9 | 13 | 11 | 12, 16 | 17 | 13 |
| Soviet Union | URS |
5 | — | — | 12, 13 | 8, 9 | 10, 17 | Silver, 7 | 6, =7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Sweden |  SWE |
7 | — | 13 | — | 14 | 12 | — | — | 6 | 13 | 12 | DNF | — | — | — | — | — |
| Switzerland |  SUI |
1 | 9, 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Ukraine |  UKR |
8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | =8 | 7, 11 | 11 | 14, DNF | 16, 19 | 17 | 20 | 15 |
| Unified Team |  EUN |
1 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 8, 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| United States | USA |
16 | 13, DNF | DNF | 15, 17 | 23, 24 | 11, 18 | 9, 13 | 11, 16 | 9, 12 | 4, 5 | Silver, Bronze | Silver, Bronze | 8, DNF | 6, 13 | 11, 14 | 8, 10 | 11 |
| West Germany | FRG |
6 | — | Bronze, 4 | =5, 11 | Silver, 4 | 6, 7 | Gold, 8 | Bronze, 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |