Michelle Despain
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Michelle Despain Hoeger (born 5 November 1984) is an Argentine-American luge athlete who competed for Argentina in the 2006 Winter Olympics. Her husband is Chris Hoeger.[1]
Despain, whose mother is from Argentina and father is from Utah, was born in Rosario, Argentina and grew up in Provo, Utah. Despain is a Latter-day Saint.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Despain worked for Isagenix, a consumer products firm in Chandler, Arizona, in the customer service department. Her father is vice president of marketing for the company. She graduated with an associate degree from Utah Valley State College in 2004 and a Bachelor of Science in Psychology from Brigham Young University in 2006.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
Despain has been competing in the luge since 2003 at the age of 19. She finished 29th in the women's singles event at the 2005 FIL World Luge Championships in Park City, Utah. She finished 24th of 32 competitors in the women's singles event at the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, Italy.Script error: No such module "Unsubst".
References
- 2006 luge women's singles results
- Deseret Morning News February 1, 2006 article on Despain competing for Argentina in the 2006 Winter Olympics
- FIL-Luge profile
- Isagenix profile
- The-sports.org profile
- Utah Valley University profile
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External links
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- 1984 births
- Living people
- Argentine female lugers
- American female lugers
- Argentine emigrants to the United States
- Argentine Latter Day Saints
- Brigham Young University alumni
- Latter Day Saints from Arizona
- Latter Day Saints from Utah
- Lugers at the 2006 Winter Olympics
- Olympic lugers for Argentina
- Sportspeople from Chandler, Arizona
- Sportspeople from Provo, Utah
- Sportspeople from Rosario, Santa Fe
- Utah Valley University alumni
- 21st-century American sportswomen