Tatjana Hüfner
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
|---|---|
| Sex | Female |
| Full name | Tatjana•Hüfner |
| Used name | Tatjana•Hüfner |
| Nick/petnames | Tatti |
| Born | 30 April 1983 in Neuruppin, Brandenburg (GER) |
| Measurements | 178 cm / 76-80 kg |
| Affiliations | WSC Erzgebirge Oberwiesenthal, Oberwiesenthal (GER) / BRC 05 Friedrichroda, Friedrichroda (GER) / RC Blankenburg, Blankenburg (Harz) (GER) |
| NOC |  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 1 |
| Silver | 1 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 3 |
Biography
Tatjana Hüfner started her career in 1992 in Blankenburg / Harz before she changed to the sports school at Oberwiesenthal in 1997. She first made the German national team in 2003. After her 2006 Olympic bronze medal, she went on to win the 2007 and 2008 World Championships in singles and in the 2008 team competition. Hüfner also won the Overall World Cup five times in a row 2008-12 as the first woman in the luge world. She was won two silver medals in singles at the European Championships, in 2004 and 2006. 2010 at Vancouver she at least could win the Olympic Gold Medal. Beside her sports career Hüfner has studied clinical psychology at the Academy for Distance Learning (HAF) at Hamburg. Since 2002 she has been a sports soldier at the sports support group of the German Bundeswehr at Oberhof.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2006 Winter Olympics | Luge | GER |
Tatjana Hüfner | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
| 2010 Winter Olympics | Luge | GER |
Tatjana Hüfner | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | 1 | Gold | ||||
| 2014 Winter Olympics | Luge | GER |
Tatjana Hüfner | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | 2 | Silver | ||||
| 2018 Winter Olympics | Luge | GER |
Tatjana Hüfner | |||
| Singles, Women (Olympic) | 4 |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Luge Championships (2–6–1 2004 Oberhof silver: singles; 2006 Winterberg silver: singles; 2012 Paramonovo silver: singles and mixed relay; 2013 Oberhof silver: singles; 2016 Altenberg gold: singles and mixed relay; 2017 Königssee bronze: singles; 2019 Oberhof silver: singles)
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Luge Championships (8–1–2 2007 Igls gold: singles; 2008 Oberhof gold: singles and mixed relay; 2011 Cesana gold: singles; 2012 Altenberg gold: singles and realy; 2013 Whistler silver: singles; 2015 Sigulda bronze: singles; 2017 Igls gold: singles and mixed relay, bronze: Sprint singles)