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Tatjana Hüfner

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Category: Arts & Culture
Born:
April 30, 1983, Neuruppin, East Germany (age 40)
Awards And Honors:
Winter Olympic Games
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Tatjana Hüfner (born April 30, 1983, Neuruppin, East Germany) German luger who won a gold medal in the women’s singles event at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. Hüfner, one of three siblings, spent her early childhood in Fehrbellin, East Germany, and in 1988 her family moved to Blankenburg. Four years later she joined a local tobogganing club and began lugeing after her younger brother took up the pastime. Hüfner was soon drawn to the competitive aspect of the sport. She participated in junior luge competitions and won the regional championship in Saxony-Anhalt four years in a row (1994–97). In ...(100 of 505 words)

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