American luger
Erin Hamlin
![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/64/2017-02-26_Erin_Hamlin_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%932.jpg/250px-2017-02-26_Erin_Hamlin_by_Sandro_Halank%E2%80%932.jpg) Hamlin in February 2017 |
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Full name | Erin Mullady Hamlin |
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Born | November 19, 1986 (1986-11-19) (age 37) New Hartford, New York, United States |
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Height | 5 ft 7 in (170 cm) |
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Weight | 161 lb (73 kg) |
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Sport | Luge |
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Erin Mullady Hamlin[1] (born 19 November 1986) is a four-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 luge singles competition[3][4] and the first non-European woman to take an Olympic medal in luge.[5] She took the singles bronze medal in Sochi's 2014 Winter Olympics, something the Associated Press called "a feat that will surely go down as perhaps the greatest moment in USA Luge history".[6]
- ^ Hamlin, Erin (February 1, 2014). "What is your middle name?". twitter.com. Archived from the original on February 9, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Johnson, Sandra (December 30, 2013). "2014 Winter Olympics:Erin Hamlin, Three-Time Luge Olympian". yahoo.com. Archived from the original on February 11, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ John, Arit (February 11, 2014). "Erin Hamlin Makes Olympic History, Wins America's First Luge Singles Medal". thewire.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Estrada, Chris (February 11, 2014). "Erin Hamlin's bronze is first U.S. medal in singles luge". olympictalk.nbcsports.com. Retrieved February 11, 2014.
- ^ Harder, Wolfgang (May 2014). "Erin Hamlin enters the history books earning the first medal for a woman from outside Europe" (PDF). FIL Magazine. Vol. 1, no. 51. Berchtesgaden, Germany: International Luge Federation. p. 7. Retrieved January 12, 2019.
- ^ "Geisenberger wins women's luge gold; Hamlin takes historic bronze for U.S." Associated Press. Krasnaya Polyana, Russia. February 11, 2014. Archived from the original on February 12, 2014. Retrieved February 11, 2014.