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Nationality | Austrian | ||||||||||||||
Born | 4 February 1986 | ||||||||||||||
Height | 1.77 m (5 ft 9+1⁄2 in) | ||||||||||||||
Weight | 73 kg (161 lb) | ||||||||||||||
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Country | Austria | ||||||||||||||
Sport | Bobsleigh | ||||||||||||||
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Highest world ranking | 7th (2011–12) | ||||||||||||||
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Christina Hengster (born 4 February 1986) is an Austrian bobsledder who has competed since 2004. Her best World Cup finish was 2nd in the two-woman event in Park City, Utah, United States, in January 2016.
Hengster's best finish at the FIBT World Championships was 17th in the two-woman event at Lake Placid, New York, in 2009.
She competed for Austria at the 2014 Winter Olympics and 2018 Winter Olympics. [1]
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