Roles | Competed in Olympic Games |
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Sex | Male |
Full name | Jörg•Hoffmann |
Used name | Jörg•Hoffmann |
Born | 29 January 1970 in Schwedt/Oder, Brandenburg (GER) |
Measurements | 197 cm / 87 kg |
Affiliations | Armeesportsklub Vorwärts Potsdam/OSC/1. Potsdamer Sportverein 1992 |
NOC | East Germany Germany |
Medals | OG |
Gold | 0 |
Silver | 0 |
Bronze | 1 |
Total | 1 |
Middle-distance freestyle swimmer Jörg Hoffmann represented East Germany at the 1988 Seoul Olympic Games and then re-unified Germany at Barcelona in 1992 and Atlanta in 1996. He placed ninth in both the 400 and 1,500 metres at Seoul, and won the 1,500 bronze medal in 1992. Hoffmann finished seventh in both the 400 and 1,500 at Atlanta.
In 1991, Hoffmann was double world champion in both events, swimming a world record 14:50.36 for the 1,500, becoming the first swimmer under 15 minutes. He also added one gold, five silvers and one bronze at the short-course World Championships. At the Europeans he won four golds (all 1,500), one silver and one bronze, and also one gold and three silvers at the short-course Europeans.
After German re-unification it became known that Hoffmann was given doping substances as a part of the state prescribed doping program. He studied forestry and lived on a houseboat at Potsdam. In 2005, he was named Chief Regional Coach at the Olympic Center Potsdam.
Personal Bests: 400 m freestyle – 3:48.04 (1991); 1500 m freestyle – 14:50.36 (1991).
Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
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1988 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GDR | Jörg Hoffmann | |||
400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 9 | |||||
1992 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER | Jörg Hoffmann | |||
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 3 | Bronze | ||||
1996 Summer Olympics | Swimming (Aquatics) | GER | Jörg Hoffmann | |||
400 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 7 | |||||
1,500 metres Freestyle, Men (Olympic) | 7 |