Tatjana Hüfner

Hüfner, posing after a successful run, at the 2010 Winter Olympics

Personal information

Nationality

German

Born

30 April 1983
Neuruppin, East Germany

Residence

Oberwiesenthal, Saxony

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(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

Women´s Luge
Representing Germany
Olympic Games
	2010 Vancouver	Singles
	2014 Sochi	Singles
	2006 Turin	Singles
World Championships
	2007 Igls	Women's singles
	2008 Oberhof	Women's singles
	2008 Oberhof	Mixed team
	2011 Cesana	Women's singles
	2012 Altenberg	Women's singles
	2012 Altenberg	Mixed team
	2013 Whistler	Women's singles
	2015 Sigulda	Women's singles
European Championships
	2004 Oberhof	Women's singles
	2006 Winterberg	Women's singles
	2012 Paramonovo	Mixed team

Tatjana Hüfner (born 30 April 1983) 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 and the gold medal at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Hüfner won four gold medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, winning three in the women's singles event (2007, 2008, 2011, 2012) and two in the mixed team event (2008, 2012).

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.

References

1 2 3 FIL-Luge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 27, 2014), accessed December 3, 2010

External links

Tatjana Hüfner hurries from Success to Success. at the Fédération Internationale de Luge de Course (2 February 2008 accessed 2 February 2008.)
FIL-Luge profile at the Wayback Machine (archived February 27, 2014)
Fuzilogik Sports – Winter Olympic results – Women's luge
Hickoksports.com results on Olympic champions in luge and skeleton.
Hickok sports information on World champions in luge and skeleton.
List of European luge champions (German)
List of women's singles luge World Cup champions since 1978.
SportQuick.com information on World champions in luge. (French)
Tatjana Hüfner at the International Luge Federation

Olympic champions in women's singles luge

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) 2014: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)

World champions in women's singles luge

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)
2012: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
2013: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
2015: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)
2016: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)

World champions in mixed team relay luge

Six per team	1989: Italy Hansjörg Raffl Gerhard Plankensteiner Gerda Weissensteiner Veronika Oberhuber Norbert Huber 1990: East Germany Jens Müller Thomas Jacob Gabriele Kohlisch Susi Erdmann Jörg Hoffmann Jochen Pietzsch 1991: Germany Georg Hackl Jens Müller Susi Erdmann Gabriele Kohlisch Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1993: Germany Georg Hackl René Friedl Gabriele Kohlisch Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1995: Germany Georg Hackl Jens Müller Gabriele Kohlisch Susi Erdmann Stefan Krausse Jan Behrendt 1996: Austria Markus Prock Markus Schmidt Angelika Neuner Andrea Tagwerker Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl 1997: Austria Markus Prock Gerhard Gleirscher Andrea Tagwerker Angelika Neuner Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl

Four per team	1999: Austria Markus Prock Andrea Tagwerker Tobias Schiegl Markus Schiegl 2000: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Steffen Skel Steffen Wöller 2001: Germany Georg Hackl Silke Kraushaar Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2003: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2004: Germany David Möller Barbara Niedernhuber Patric Leitner Alexander Resch 2005: Germany Georg Hackl Sylke Otto André Florschütz Torsten Wustlich 2007: Germany David Möller Silke Kraushaar-Pielach Patric Leitner Alexander Resch

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 2012: Germany Tatjana Hüfner Felix Loch Toni Eggert Sascha Benecken 2013: Germany Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt 2015: Germany Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt 2016: Germany Natalie Geisenberger Felix Loch Tobias Wendl Tobias Arlt

World Cup champions in women's singles luge

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)
2011–12: Tatjana Hüfner (GER)
2012–13: Natalie Geisenberger (GER)

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