The FIL European Luge Championships 1978 took place in Hammarstrand, Sweden for the third time after hosting the event previously in 1970 and 1976.
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| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Paul Hildgartner (ITA) | |
| Silver | Hans Rinn (GDR) | |
| Bronze | Vladimir Zhitov (URS) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Elisabeth Demleitner (GER) | |
| Silver | Anna Mayevskaya (URS) | |
| Bronze | Vera Zozula (URS) |
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Hans Rinn, Norbert Hahn) | |
| Silver | East Germany (Bernd Hahn, Ulrich Hahn) | |
| Bronze | Czechoslovakia (Jindrich Zeman, Vladimir Resl) |
Czechoslovakia earned their first championship medal since 1939.
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 |
| 2 | Soviet Union | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 3 | Italy | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | West Germany | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 5 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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