page_title: Ute Oberhoffner
hierarchical_section_title: Ute Oberhoffner
caption_attribution_description: For documentary purposes the German Federal Archive often retained the original image captions, which may be erroneous, biased, obsolete or politically extreme. Ute Oberhoffner, Steffi Martin ADN-ZB Schaar wo-30.12.1984-Bez. Suhl: DDR-Meisterschaften im Rennschlittensport in Oberhof-Mit nur zwei Hunderstelsekunden Vorsprung belegte Ute Oberhoffner ASK (links) den 1. Platz bei den Damen vor der Olympiasiegerin Steffi Martin.
context_page_description: Ute Oberhoffner is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
  Oberhoffner won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning one silver and three bronzes. She won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the women's singles event, and silver in the mixed team event, and a bronze in the women's singles event. Oberhoffner also won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice.
  After her career in luge, Oberhoffner became a teacher in her native Ilmenau for which she was honored in 2003.
context_section_description: Ute Oberhoffner (née Weiß, born 15 September 1961 in Ilmenau, Bezirk Suhl, sometimes shown as Ute Oberhoffner-Weiss) is an East German luger who competed during the 1980s. She won two medals in the women's singles event at the Winter Olympics with a silver in 1988 and a bronze in 1984.
  Oberhoffner won four medals at the FIL World Luge Championships, earning one silver (Mixed team: 1989) and three bronzes (1983, 1987, 1989). She won a complete set of medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with a gold in the women's singles event (1988), and silver in the mixed team event (1988), and a bronze in the women's singles event (1986). Oberhoffner also won the overall Luge World Cup title in women's singles twice (1982-3, 1988-9).
  After her career in luge, Oberhoffner became a teacher in her native Ilmenau for which she was honored in 2003.
caption: Ute Oberhoffner (left) and Steffi Martin (1984)
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