Ute Oberhoffner
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Ute Oberhoffner (born Ute Weiss on 15 September 1961 in Ilmenau, Thuringia. Sometimes shown as Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss) is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
Oberhoffner won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning one silver (Mixed team: 1989) and three bronzes (1983, 1987, 1989). She won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the women's singles event (1988), and silver in the mixed team event (1988), and a bronze in the women's singles event (1986). Oberhoffner also won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice (1982-3, 1988-9).
After her career in luge, Oberhoffner became a teacher in her native Ilmenau for which she was honored in 2003.
References
- 2003 speech honoring Oberhoffner (in German)
- Fuzilogik Sports - Winter Olympic results - Women's luge
- Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.
- Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
- Kluge, Volker. (2000). Das große Lexikon der DDR-Sportler. Berlin: Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. (in German)
- List of European luge champions (in German)
- List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
- SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge (in French)