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Tatjana Hüfner

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Tatjana Hüfner
Hüfner (2020)
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 41)
Neuruppin, East Germany
Height1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Websitehttp://www.tatjana-huefner.de/
Sport
Country Germany
SportLuge
EventSingles
ClubRC Blankenburg (1992–1997)
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997–present)
Turned pro2003[1]
Coached byBernhard Glass
Achievements and titles
Personal best 1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 2010 Vancouver Singles
Silver medal – second place 2014 Sochi Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2006 Turin Singles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place 2007 Igls Singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberhof Singles
Gold medal – first place 2008 Oberhof Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2011 Cesana Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Altenberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2012 Altenberg Mixed team
Gold medal – first place 2017 Igls Singles
Gold medal – first place 2017 Igls Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Whistler Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2015 Sigulda Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Igls Sprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place 2016 Altenberg Singles
Gold medal – first place 2016 Altenberg Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2004 Oberhof Singles
Silver medal – second place 2006 Winterberg Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paramonovo Singles
Silver medal – second place 2012 Paramonovo Mixed team
Silver medal – second place 2013 Oberhof Singles
Silver medal – second place 2019 Oberhof Singles
Bronze medal – third place 2017 Königssee Singles

Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983) is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003.

Career

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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 eight gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning five in the women's singles event (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017) and three in the mixed team event (2008, 2012, 2017).

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 2 February 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

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  1. ^ a b c "FIL-Luge profile". Archived from the original on February 27, 2014. Retrieved 2012-11-28.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link), accessed December 3, 2010
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