Tatjana Hüfner

Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983) is a German retired luger who has competed since 2003.

Tatjana Hüfner

Hüfner (2020)
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1983-04-30) 30 April 1983 (age 42) Neuruppin, East Germany
Height	1.78 m (5 ft 10 in)[1]
Weight	75 kg (165 lb)[1]
Website	http://www.tatjana-huefner.de/
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Luge
Event	Singles
Club	RC Blankenburg (1992–1997) WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal (1997–present)
Turned pro	2003[1]
Coached by	Bernhard Glass
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record Olympic Games 2010 Vancouver Singles 2014 Sochi Singles 2006 Turin Singles World Championships 2007 Igls Singles 2008 Oberhof Singles 2008 Oberhof Mixed team 2011 Cesana Singles 2012 Altenberg Singles 2012 Altenberg Mixed team 2017 Igls Singles 2017 Igls Mixed team 2013 Whistler Singles 2015 Sigulda Singles 2017 Igls Sprint European Championships 2016 Altenberg Singles 2016 Altenberg Mixed team 2004 Oberhof Singles 2006 Winterberg Singles 2012 Paramonovo Singles 2012 Paramonovo Mixed team 2013 Oberhof Singles 2019 Oberhof Singles 2017 Königssee Singles

Career

She won the bronze medal in the women's singles at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin and the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver.

Hüfner won eight gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning five in the women's singles event (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012, 2017) and three in the mixed team event (2008, 2012, 2017).

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 2 February 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.