Michelle Despain

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Michelle Despain Hoeger, born November 5, 1984 in Rosario, Argentina is an Argentine luge athlete who has competed from 2003 to 2006. She finished 24th of 32 competitors in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Despain, whose mother is from Argentina and father is from Utah, grew up in Provo, Utah, began competing at the age of 19.

Prior to competing at the 2006 games, Despain worked for Isagenix, a consumer products firm in Chandler, Arizona, in the customer service department. Her father is vice president of marketing for the company. She graduated with an Associate Degree from Utah Valley State College in 2004 and Bachelor's of Science in Psychology from Brigham Young University in 2006.

Despain also finished 29th in the women's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Championships in Park City.

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• 2006 luge women's singles results
• Deseret Morning News February 1, 2006 article on Despain competing for Argentina in the 2006 Winter Olympics
• FIL-Luge profile
• Isagenix profile
• The-sports.org profile
• Utah Valley State College profile
• Yahoo! profile