Tatjana Hüfner

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
EventSingles
ClubRC Blankenburg (1992–1997)
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997–present)
Turned pro2003[1]
Coached byBernhard Glass
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Olympic Games
2010 Vancouver Singles
2014 Sochi Singles
2006 Turin Singles
World Championships
2007 Igls Singles
2008 Oberhof Singles
2008 Oberhof Mixed team
2011 Cesana Singles
2012 Altenberg Singles
2012 Altenberg Mixed team
2017 Igls Singles
2017 Igls Mixed team
2013 Whistler Singles
2015 Sigulda Singles
2017 Igls Sprint
European Championships
2016 Altenberg Singles
2016 Altenberg Mixed team
2004 Oberhof Singles
2006 Winterberg Singles
2012 Paramonovo Singles
2012 Paramonovo Mixed team
2013 Oberhof Singles
2019 Oberhof Singles
2017 Königssee Singles

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

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. ^ 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