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'''Erin Mullady |
'''Erin Mullady<ref> ://archive.is/diCzQ</ref>(born November 19, 1986) is a three-time [[Olympian]]<ref name=Yahoo>{{cite news |last=Johnson|first=Sandra|date=30 December 2013|title=2014 Winter Olympics:Erin Hamlin, Three-Time Luge Olympian|url=http://sports.yahoo.com/news/2014-winter-olympics-erin-hamlin-three-time-luge-235500111.html|accessdate=11 February 2014|location=yahoo.com}}</ref> and the first female [[United States|American]] [[luge]]r to medal at any [[Winter Olympics]], as well as the first American of either gender to medal in singles competition.<ref>{{cite news |last=John |first=Arit |date=11 Feburary 2014 |title=Erin Hamlin Makes Olympic History, Wins America's First Luge Singles Medal |url=http://www.thewire.com/entertainment/2014/02/erin-hamlin-makes-olympic-history-wins-americas-first-luge-singles-medal/357955/ |newspaper= |location=thewire.com |publisher= |accessdate=11 February 2014 }}</ref> She took the [[Luge at the 2014 Winter Olympics – Women's singles|singles]] [[bronze medal]] in [[Sochi]]'s [[2014 Winter Olympics]]. |
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Having opened her luging career in 2005, her first major international victory was the gold medal in the women's singles event at the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2009|2009 FIL World Luge Championships]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]]. This marked the first time in 99 races that a German woman was not the top finisher.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/02/06/womens.luge.ap/index.html?eref=T1 American Erin Hamlin Edges German Women to Win Luge] SI.com, February 6, 2009</ref> |
Having opened her luging career in 2005, her first major international victory was the gold medal in the women's singles event at the [[FIL World Luge Championships 2009|2009 FIL World Luge Championships]] in [[Lake Placid, New York]]. This marked the first time in 99 races that a German woman was not the top finisher.<ref>[http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/2009/more/02/06/womens.luge.ap/index.html?eref=T1 American Erin Hamlin Edges German Women to Win Luge] SI.com, February 6, 2009</ref> |
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Erin Mullady[1] Hamlin(born November 19, 1986) is a three-time Olympian[2] and the first female American luger to medal at any Winter Olympics, as well as the first American of either gender to medal in singles competition.[3] She took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics.
Having opened her luging career in 2005, her first major international victory was the gold medal in the women's singles event at the 2009 FIL World Luge Championships in Lake Placid, New York. This marked the first time in 99 races that a German woman was not the top finisher.[4]
Hamlin finished 12th in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin. She was selected in December 2009 to compete at the 2010 Winter Olympics in Vancouver. In the games, Hamlin placed 16th in the luge competition, coming in as the highest placed American in the event.[2]
A native of Remsen, New York, Hamlin also makes her home in Lake Placid. She is the daughter of Eileen and Ronald Hamlin who both reside in Remsen, NY.
In 2009, Hamlin became a spokesperson for the National Headache Foundation in the wake of her suffering migraine headaches.[2]
References
- ^ "What is your middle name?". twitter.com. 1 February 2014.
{{cite web}}:|access-date=requires|url=(help); Cite has empty unknown parameter:|urlhttp://archive.is/diCzQ=(help); Missing or empty|url=(help) - ^ a b c Johnson, Sandra (30 December 2013). "2014 Winter Olympics:Erin Hamlin, Three-Time Luge Olympian". yahoo.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
- ^ John, Arit (11 Feburary 2014). "Erin Hamlin Makes Olympic History, Wins America's First Luge Singles Medal". thewire.com. Retrieved 11 February 2014.
{{cite news}}: Check date values in:|date=(help) - ^ American Erin Hamlin Edges German Women to Win Luge SI.com, February 6, 2009
External links
- Official website
- 2006 luge women's singles results
- FIL-Luge profile
- United States Olympic Committee profile
- USA Luge.org profile
- Archived 2012-10-15 at the Wayback Machine
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- 1986 births
- American lugers
- Living people
- Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2010 Winter Olympics
- Lugers at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic lugers of the United States
- People from Oneida County, New York
- People from Summit County, Utah
- Medalists at the 2014 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for the United States
- Olympic medalists in luge
- American luge biography stubs