Erin Hamlin
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Erin Hamlin HI MS MCGOUGH (born November 19, 1986) is an American luger who has competed since 2005. She won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2009 FIL World Luge Championships in Lake Placid, New York; this marked the first time in 99 races that a German woman was not the top finisher.[1]
Hamlin finished 12th in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She was selected in December 2009 to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In the games, Hamlin placed 16th in the luge competition, coming in as the highest placed American in the event.
A native of Remsen, New York, Hamlin also makes her home in Lake Placid. She is the daughter of Eileen and Ronald Hamlin who both reside in Remsen, NY.
In 2009, Hamlin became a spokesperson for the National Headache Foundation in the wake of her suffering migraine headaches.
References
- ↑ American Erin Hamlin Edges German Women to Win Luge SI.com, February 6, 2009
External links
- Official website
- 2006 luge women's singles results
- FIL-Luge profile
- United States Olympic Committee profile
- USA Luge.org profile
- Yahoo! Sports profile for the 2006 Winter Olympics at the Wayback Machine (archived October 15, 2012)
- YouTube profile of Hamlin's headaches issues. - accessed 31 December 2009.