Sebastian Heufler (born in
Vienna
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) is an Austrian
bobsledder
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.
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Heufler competed at the
2014 Winter Olympics
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for Austria. He teamed with driver
Benjamin Maier
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...
,
Markus Sammer
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,
Stefan Withalm
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Withalm ...
and
Angel Somov in the
four-man event, finishing 21st. Heufler replaced Sammer in the sled for the third run.
As of April 2014, his best showing at the
World Championships
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is 11th, coming in the team event in
2013
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. His best finish in an Olympic discipline is 29th, in the two-man in 2013.
[
Heufler made his ]World Cup
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debut in January 2012. As of April 2014, his best finish is 8th, in a four-man event in 2012-13 at Altenberg.[
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References
1991 births
Living people
Olympic bobsledders of Austria
Sportspeople from Vienna
Bobsledders at the 2014 Winter Olympics
Austrian male bobsledders
21st-century Austrian people
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