Rio de Janeiro (pps) Alexander Schachnazarov from Russia was honored by the 52nd Congress of the International Luge Federation (FIL) in Rio de Janairo in Brasil with the Medal of Honor in Gold. With the Medal of Honor in in Siver the FIL awarded Jan Blonski (POL), Valery Silakov (RUS), Dr.Christian Krähe and Rudi Größwang (both GER). Lubomir Pasek (CZE), Derek Prentice (GBR) and Francizek Galocz (POL) got also the Medal of Honor in Silver, but haven`t been present in Rio. With the Medal of Honor in Bronze were awarded Derek Goldthorpe (GBR), Grzegorz Pajda (POL) and Gennady Rodionov (RUS) plus Mark Armstrong (GBR) and Boguslaw Marszalkowski (POL), who both have not neen present in Rio.