Tatjana Hüfner

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

Tatjana Hüfner
Hüfner (2020)
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1983-04-30) 30 April 1983
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
Event(s)Singles
ClubRC Blankenburg (1992–1997)
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997–present)
Turned pro2003[1]
Coached byBernhard Glass
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)2nd place, silver medalist(s)3rd place, bronze medalist(s)
Medal record
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place2010 VancouverSingles
Silver medal – second place2014 SochiSingles
Bronze medal – third place2006 TurinSingles
World Championships
Gold medal – first place2007 IglsSingles
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofSingles
Gold medal – first place2008 OberhofMixed team
Gold medal – first place2011 CesanaSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2012 AltenbergMixed team
Gold medal – first place2017 IglsSingles
Gold medal – first place2017 IglsMixed team
Silver medal – second place2013 WhistlerSingles
Bronze medal – third place2015 SiguldaSingles
Bronze medal – third place2017 IglsSprint
European Championships
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergSingles
Gold medal – first place2016 AltenbergMixed team
Silver medal – second place2004 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2006 WinterbergSingles
Silver medal – second place2012 ParamonovoSingles
Silver medal – second place2012 ParamonovoMixed team
Silver medal – second place2013 OberhofSingles
Silver medal – second place2019 OberhofSingles
Bronze medal – third place2017 KönigsseeSingles

Career

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
  1. "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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