Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970) is a former
freestyle swimmer from
Germany
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, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the
1992 Summer Olympics
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in
Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive
Summer Olympics, starting in
Seoul 1988 as a member of the
East German
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team.
Hoffmann was born in
Schwedt
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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
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, the last one in 1995 in
Vienna
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See also
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List of German records in swimming
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World record progression 1500 metres freestyle
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External links
Jörg Hoffmann on FINA-website*
1970 births
Living people
Sportspeople from Schwedt
People from Bezirk Frankfurt
German male swimmers
Olympic swimmers of East Germany
German male freestyle swimmers
Olympic swimmers of Germany
Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics
World record setters in swimming
Olympic bronze medalists in swimming
World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m)
European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming
Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics
Olympic bronze medalists for Germany
20th-century German people
21st-century German people
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