Nationality German Role Olympic athlete Country East Germany
Germany Height 1.87 m | Sport Speed skating Weight 80 kg Name Andre Hoffmann Club SC Dynamo Berlin | |
Born August 11, 1961 (age 62) ( 1961-08-11 ) East Berlin, East Germany 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) Olympic medals Speed skating at the 1988 Winter Olympics – Men\'s 1500 metres | ||
André Hoffmann (born August 11, 1961 in East Berlin) 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
World records
Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com
References
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