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Full name
  
Jorg Hoffmann

Height
  
1.97 m

Sport
  
Swimming

Weight
  
86 kg

Name
  
Jorg Hoffmann

Strokes
  
Freestyle swimming

Role
  
Freestyle swimmer


Jorg Hoffmann (swimmer)

Nationality
  
East Germany (until 1990)  Germany

Born
  
29 January 1970 (age 54) (
1970-01-29
)
Schwedt, Brandenburg, East Germany

Club
  
ASK Vorwarts Oberhof WSV Oberhof

Olympic medals
  
Swimming at the 1992 Summer Olympics – Men\'s 1500 metre freestyle

Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul 1988 as a member of the East German team.

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A long distance specialist, Höffmann won the European title in the 1500 m freestyle four times in a row; the first one came in 1989 in Bonn, the last one in 1995 in Vienna.

References

Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer) Wikipedia