Tatjana Hüfner

Tatjana Hüfner (born April 30, 1983 in Neuruppin) is a German luger who has competed since 2003. She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. Hüfner won three gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning two in the women's singles event (2007, 2008) 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 in 2007-08.

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.

References

* [http://www.fil-luge.org/news/news-detail/article/tatjana-huefner-hurries-from-success-to-success-1.html?tx_ttnews%5BbackPid%5D=45&cHash=b9727cd67e FIL-Luge article on Hüfner's fifth straight World Cup victory.] - accessed February 2, 2008.
* [http://www.fil-luge.org/filext/athlet/erfolge_en.asp?p_id=100493 FIL-Luge profile]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/olluge.shtml Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skelton.]
* [http://www.hickoksports.com/history/worldluge.shtml Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.]
* [http://www.eiskanal.com/eiskanal-kunstbahnrennrodeln-europameisterschaften.html List of European luge champions] de icon
* [http://sports123.com/lug/wwc-s.html List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.]
* [http://www.nbcolympics.com/athletes/5066973/detail.html?ib_oll=Headline NBC biography]
* [http://www.tatjana-huefner.de/ Official website] de icon
* [http://www.sportquick.com/techlist.asp?SearchResult=Envoi&list0=Luge&list1=Championnats%20du%20Monde%20piste%20artificielle&list2=&shot2=T&shot3=Champion SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge.] fr icon
* [http://www.fuzilogik.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=280&Itemid=105 Winter Olympic results - women's luge: 1964-2006] .