André Hoffmann (speed skater)
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]
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| Nationality | German | |||||||||||||
| Born | 11 August 1961 East Berlin, East Germany | |||||||||||||
| Height | 1.87 m (6 ft 2 in) | |||||||||||||
| Weight | 80 kg (176 lb) | |||||||||||||
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| Sport | Speed skating | |||||||||||||
| Club | SC Dynamo Berlin | |||||||||||||
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| 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
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World records
| Discipline | Time | Date | Location |
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| 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
- 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.
- "André Hoffmann". SpeedSkatingStats.com. Retrieved 29 August 2012.
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