Three years later, he won a silver medal in the same event for West Germany at the European championships in Hahnenklee.
Leitner also won a bronze medal in the women's singles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.
He won a silver medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.
He won a bronze medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.
He won the bronze medal in the men's singles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.
He won a gold medal in the men's doubles event at the 1955 European luge championships in Hahnenklee, West Germany.