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Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970) 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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Jörg Hoffmann

Jörg Hoffmann 1990
Personal information
Full name	Jörg Hoffmann
Nationality	East Germany (until 1990)  Germany
Born	(1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 52) Schwedt, Bezirk Frankfurt, East Germany
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	ASK Vorwärts Oberhof WSV Oberhof
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 400 m freestyle 1991 Perth 1500 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1989 Bonn 1500 m freestyle 1991 Athens 1500 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 1500 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 1500 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 1500 m freestyle 1993 Palma 1500 m freestyle 1993 Palma 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 1500 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2001 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 400 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 1500 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m freestyle

Hoffmann was born in Schwedt an der Oder. A long distance specialist, he 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.

See also

• List of German records in swimming
• World record progression 1500 metres freestyle

External links

• Jörg Hoffmann on FINA-website
• Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Jörg Hoffmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17.

Records
Preceded by Vladimir Salnikov	Men's 1500 metres freestyle world record holder (long course) 13 January 1991 – 5 April 1992	Succeeded by Kieren Perkins

На других языках

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[de] Jörg Hoffmann (Schwimmer)

Jörg Hoffmann (* 29. Januar 1970 in Schwedt/Oder) ist ein ehemaliger deutscher Schwimmer, der bis 1990 für die DDR startete.

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- [en] Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)

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[fr] Jörg Hoffmann (natation)

Jörg Hoffmann (né le 29 janvier 1970 à Schwedt) est un nageur allemand spécialiste des épreuves de demi-fond en nage libre. Il a représenté l'Allemagne de l'Est jusqu'à la réunification allemande.

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[it] Jörg Hoffmann

Jörg Hoffmann (Schwedt, 29 gennaio 1970) è un ex nuotatore tedesco.

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