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Barbara Niedernhuber

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Barbara Niedernhuber (nicknamed Babsi, born 6 June 1974 in Berchtesgaden) is a German luger who competed from 1994 to 2006. She won two silver medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics (1998 (she was beaten by 2 thousandths of a second by her teammate, Silke Kraushaar), 2002). A favorite to make the 2006 Winter Olympics, she was upset at the national championships by Tatjana Hüfner in late 2005. Niedernhuber also won seven medals at the FIL World Luge Championships with one gold (Mixed team: 2004), four silvers (Women's singles: 1999, 2000, 2004, 2005), and two bronzes (Women's singles: 2001, 2003). Read more on Wikipedia

Her biography is available in 14 different languages on Wikipedia. Barbara Niedernhuber is the 4,900th most popular athlete, the 6,940th most popular biography from Germany and the 523rd most popular German Athlete.

Barbara Niedernhuber is a German luger, born in 1974, who is most famous for competing in the sport at a high level, including participating in the Winter Olympics. She achieved notable success in her career, including winning medals in World Championships and other international competitions.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Barbara Niedernhuber ranks 4,900 out of 6,025. Before her are Zuzana Hejnová, Maiya Maneza, Martin Rettl, Jakob Schubert, Sylwia Bogacka, and Susan Chapman. After her are Chloe Esposito, Chidi Imoh, Francisco Santos, Valarie Allman, Kjetil Undset, and Darren Barber.

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Among people born in 1974, Barbara Niedernhuber ranks 1,130. Before her are Bolo, Roberto Chiacig, Nagma, Robbie Savage, Vitaly Makarov, and Rajko Tavčar. After her are Marco Velo, Nnedi Okorafor, Fernando Jubero, Raimkul Malakhbekov, Carolyn Murphy, and Sara Algotsson Ostholt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Barbara Niedernhuber ranks 6,943 out of 7,253. Before her are Christiane Fürst (1985), Lukas Müller (1987), Erik Lesser (1988), Tobias Kamke (1986), Markus Baur (1971), and Christian Knees (1981). After her are Roger Kluge (1986), Markus Steinhöfer (1986), Sebastian Köber (1979), Tobias Unger (1979), Cinta Laura (1993), and Philipp Köhn (1998).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Barbara Niedernhuber ranks 523. Before her are Martin Sauer (1982), Susi Erdmann (1968), Violetta Oblinger-Peters (1977), Jan Schäfer (1974), Lukas Müller (1987), and Erik Lesser (1988). After her are Tobias Unger (1979), Marco Jakobs (1974), Marion Rodewald (1976), Andreas Birnbacher (1981), Jessica von Bredow-Werndl (1986), and Kathrin Weßel (1967).

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