Herta Hafner was an Italian
luge
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r who competed from the late 1970s to the mid-1980s. A natural track luger, she won the gold medal in the women's singles event at the
1982 FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships in
Feld am See
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Austria
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.
Hafner also earned to bronze medals in the women's singles event at the
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(
1979
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1985
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References
Natural track European Championships results 1970-2006.
Italian lugers
Italian female lugers
Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Sportspeople from South Tyrol
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