FIL World Luge Championships 1987
The FIL World Luge Championships 1987 took place in Igls, Austria for the second time, having done so previously in 1977.
Men's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
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| Gold |  Markus Prock (AUT) |
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| Silver |  Jens Müller (GDR) |
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| Bronze |  Sergey Danilin (URS) |
Prock wins Austria's first medal at the world championships since 1978.
Women's singles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) |
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| Silver | Gabriele Kohlisch (GDR) |
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| Bronze | Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR) |
Men's doubles
| Medal | Athlete | Time |
|---|---|---|
| Gold | East Germany (Jörg Hoffmann, Jochen Pietzsch) |
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| Silver |  West Germany (Stefan Ilsanker, Georg Hackl) |
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| Bronze | West Germany (Thomas Schwab, Wolfgang Staudinger) |
Hoffman and Pietszch become the first lugers to win three straight World Championship events.
Medal table
| Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | East Germany | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| 2 | West Germany | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 3 | Austria | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 4 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
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