Tatjana Hüfner

Tatjana Hüfner

Hüfner, posing after a successful run, at the 2010 Winter Olympics
Personal information
Nationality German
Born 30 April 1983 (1983-04-30) (age 28)
Neuruppin,[1] Brandenburg,  East Germany
Residence Oberwiesenthal, Brandenburg
Height 1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight 75 kg (170 lb)[1]
Website http://www.tatjana-huefner.de/
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Luge
Event(s) Women´s singles
Club RC Blankenburg (1992-1997)
WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997-present)
Turned pro 2003[1]
Coached by Bernhard Glass
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Competitor for  Germany
Women´s Luge
Olympic Games
Gold 2010 Vancouver Women's singles
Bronze 2006 Turin Women's singles
World Championships
Gold 2007 Igls Women's singles
Gold 2008 Oberhof Women's singles
Gold 2008 Oberhof Mixed team
Gold 2011 Cesana Women's singles
World Cup Championships
Gold 2007–08 Women's singles
Gold 2008–09 Women's singles
Gold 2009–10 Women's singles
Gold 2010–11 Women's singles
Silver 2006–07 Women's singles
Bronze 2005-06 Women's singles
European Championships
Silver 2004 Oberhof Women's singles
Silver 2006 Winterberg Women's singles

Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983 in Neuruppin) is a German luger who is the current Olympic Champion and has competed since 2003. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Hüfner won four gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning three in the women's singles event (2007, 2008, 2011) and one in the mixed team event (also 2008).

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.

Hüfner won gold at the 2010 Winter Olympics.

References

  1. ^ a b c d FIL-Luge profile, accessed December 3, 2010
1964: Ortrun Enderlein (EUA) * 1968: Erika Lechner (ITA) * 1972: Anna-Maria Müller (GDR) * 1976: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1980: Vera Zozula (URS) * 1984: Steffi Martin (GDR) * 1988: Steffi Walter (GDR) * 1992: Doris Neuner (AUT) * 1994: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1998: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2002: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2006: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2010: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
1955: Karla Kienzl (AUT) * 1957: Maria Isser (AUT) * 1958: Maria Semczyszak (POL) * 1959: Elly Lieber (AUT) * 1960: Maria Isser (AUT) * 1961: Elisabeth Nagele (SUI) * 1962: Ilse Geisler (GDR) * 1963: Ilse Geisler (GDR) * 1965: Ortrun Enderlein (GDR) * 1967: Ortrun Enderlein (GDR) * 1969: Petra Tierlich (GDR) * 1970: Barbara Piecha (POL) * 1971: Elisabeth Demleitner (FRG) * 1973: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1974: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1975: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1977: Margit Schumann (GDR) * 1978: Vera Zozula (URS) * 1979: Melitta Sollmann (GDR) * 1981: Melitta Sollmann (GDR) * 1983: Steffi Martin (GDR) * 1985: Steffi Martin (GDR) * 1987: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1989: Susi Erdmann (GDR) * 1990: Gabriele Kohlisch (GDR) * 1991: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1993: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1995: Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) * 1996: Jana Bode (GER) * 1997: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1999: Sonja Wiedemann (GER) * 2000: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2001: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2003: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2004: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2005: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2007: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2008: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2009: Erin Hamlin (USA) * 2011: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
Six per team
Four per team
Four per team as relay

2008: Germany (Felix Loch, Tatjana Hüfner, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2009: Germany (Felix Loch, Natalie Geisenberger, André Florschütz & Torsten Wustlich) · 2011: Cancelled
1977-8: Regina König (FRG) * 1978-9: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1979-80: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1980-1: Angelika Schafferer (AUT) * 1981-2: Vera Zozula (URS) * 1982-3: Ute Weiss (GDR) * 1983-4: (tie) Steffi Martin (GDR) & Bettina Schmidt (GDR) * 1984-5: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1985-6: Marie-Louise Rainer (ITA) * 1986-7: Cerstin Schmidt (GDR) * 1987-8: Yuliya Antipova (URS) * 1988-9: Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss (GDR) * 1989-90: Yuliya Antipova (URS) * 1990-1: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1991-2: Susi Erdmann (GER) * 1992-3: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1993-4: Gabriele Kohlisch (GER) * 1994-5: Sylke Otto (GER) * 1995-6: Jana Bode (GER) * 1996-7: Andrea Tagwerker (AUT) * 1997-8: Gerda Weissensteiner (ITA) * 1998-9: Silke Kraushaar * 1999-2000: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2000-1: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2001-2: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2002-3: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2003-4: Sylke Otto (GER) * 2004-5: Barbara Niedernhuber (GER) * 2005-6: Silke Kraushaar (GER) * 2006-7: Silke Kraushaar-Pielach (GER) * 2007-8: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2008-9: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2009–10: Tatjana Hüfner (GER) * 2010–11: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)