Stefan Tuss (born 1988) is a retired

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skier. He competed at the

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and 2008 Junior World Championships. He won two gold medals in the team competitions of 2006 and 2008, and a team silver in 2007. His best individual placement was 5th in 2008. He made his

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debut in December 2006 in

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, finishing 33rd. He collected his first World Cup points when finishing 15th in December 2007 in

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. This remained his only top-20 placement. His last World Cup outing came in February 2009 in

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. He made his Continental Cup debut in December 2008 in Park City and recorded his only podium in January 2009 in

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. His last Continental Cup outing came in February 2011 in

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. He represented the sports club SK Winterberg.

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1988 births Living people People from Winterberg Skiers from Arnsberg (region) German male Nordic combined skiers 21st-century German sportsmen {{Nordic-skiing-bio-stub