André Hoffmann (speed skater)

German speed skater

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André Hoffmann

André Hoffmann in 1983

Personal information

Nationality

German

Born

(1961-08-11) 11 August 1961 (age 62)
East Berlin, East Germany

Height

1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)

Weight

80 kg (176 lb)

Sport

Country

East Germany

Germany

Sport

Speed skating

Club

SC 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
	1988 Calgary	1500 m

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]

World records

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

^ 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.