Tatjana Hüfner
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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30 April 1983 Neuruppin, East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Residence | Oberwiesenthal, Saxony | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 75 kg (165 lb)[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Website | http://www.tatjana-huefner.de/ | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Luge | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event(s) | Women's singles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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RC Blankenburg (1992–1997) WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997–present) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Turned pro | 2003[1] | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Coached by | Bernhard Glass | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983) is a German luger who has competed since 2003. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Hüfner won four gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning three in the women's singles event (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) and two in the mixed team event (2008, 2012).
She also won two silvers in the women's singles event at the FIL European Luge Championships (2004, 2006).
Hüfner won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles three times (2007–08, 2008–09, 2009–10).
On February 2, 2008, she became the first woman to win five straight FIL Luge World Cup events with her victory at the bobsleigh, luge, and skeleton track in Altenberg, Germany.
References
- 1 2 3 FIL-Luge profile, accessed December 3, 2010
External links
- [http://www.fil-luge.org/News-Detail.155.0.html?&tx_ttnews[pS]=1201820400&tx_ttnews[pL]=2505599&tx_ttnews[arc]=1&tx_ttnews[pointer]=2&tx_ttnews[tt_news]=2787&tx_ttnews[backPid]=157&cHash=edd577ec57 Tatjana Hüfner hurries from Success to Success.] at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (2 February 2008 accessed 2 February 2008.)
- FIL-Luge profile
- Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Women's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- List of European luge champions (German)
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge. (French)
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