André Hoffmann (speed skater)

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André Hoffmann (born 11 August 1961) is a former German Speed skater who made a huge step forwards in the 1987–1988 season and won two 1500 metres races in the World Cup. It was even though highly surprising that he took gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. He beat the American Eric Flaim with six hundreds of a second and set a new world record with 1:52.06.[1]

André Hoffmann
André Hoffmann in 1983
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1961-08-11) 11 August 1961 (age 63)
East Berlin, East Germany
Height1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country East Germany
 Germany
SportSpeed skating
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)500 m: 37.40 (1983)
1000 m: 1:13.82 (1986)
1500 m: 1:52.06 (1988)
3000 m: 4:03.31 (1985)
5000 m: 6:56.25 (1984)
10 000 m: 15:00.43 (1984)
Medal record
Men's Speed skating
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Gold medal – first place 1988 Calgary 1500 m

World records

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Discipline Time Date Location
3000 m 4.03,31 12 January 1985 Davos
Small combination 161.158 13 January 1985 Davos
1500 m 1.52,06 20 February 1988 Calgary

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com[2]

References

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  1. ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "André Hoffmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 23 November 2018.
  2. ^ "André Hoffmann". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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