Christian Hoffmann (born 22 December 1974 in

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) is an

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n former

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who began competing in 1994. He won the

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in the 50 km at the

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. Four years later at the

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, Hoffmann finished second in the 30 km freestyle mass start event to

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Johann Mühlegg Johann Mühlegg (born 8 November 1970 in Ostallgäu, Germany) is a former top level cross-country skier who competed in international competitions first representing Germany and then Spain, after becoming a Spanish citizen in 1999. He was exclude ...

, but was awarded the gold medal in 2004 upon Mühlegg's blood-doping disqualification of darbepoetin. Hoffmann's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km in 2001. He also won gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the

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in Ramsau. Hoffman also won two World Cup events in his career (10 km: 2003, 30 km: 2004). He and fellow skier Mikhail Botvinov also encountered controversy regarding blood doping in 2002, though both were cleared by the

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on April 9, 2002. In July 2012 the Austrian Anti-Doping Agency (NADA) gave Hoffman a two-year ban for violation of anti-doping-guidelines.

Cross-country skiing results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation (FIS).

Olympic Games

* 2 medals – (1 gold, 1 bronze)

World Championships

* 1 medal – (1 gold)

World Cup

Season standings

Individual podiums

*2 victories – (2 ) *20 podiums – (19 , 1 )

Team podiums

* 3 victories – (3 ) * 7 podiums – (7 ) Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.

References

External links

* * *
skifaster.net April 9, 2002 article clearing Botvinov and Hoffman.
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