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Detlef Hofmann

1963 - Today

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Detlef Hofmann (born 12 November 1963 in Karlsruhe) is a German sprint canoeist who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta. Hofmann won five medals at the ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships with three golds (K-4 500 m: 1991, K-4 1000 m: 1995, K-4 10000 m: 1991) and two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1991). In May 1992, Hofmann was caught for doping after testing positive for testosterone and kicked off the team. Read more on Wikipedia

Since 2007, the English Wikipedia page of Detlef Hofmann has received more than 11,944 page views. His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2019). Detlef Hofmann is the 3,383rd most popular athlete (down from 2,497th in 2019), the 6,319th most popular biography from Germany (down from 5,502nd in 2019) and the 333rd most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Detlef Hofmann ranks 3,383 out of 6,025. Before him are Bernardo Segura, Shericka Jackson, Denis Nizhegorodov, Filip Adamski, Sunder Nix, and Sam Kendricks. After him are Kimberly Williams, Richard Meade, Lee Thompson, Charity Opara, Krisztián Pars, and Britta Bilač.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Detlef Hofmann ranks 866. Before him are Andrea Leadsom, Lori McNeil, Torsten Albig, Tony Mowbray, Sir Mix-a-Lot, and Sándor Wladár. After him are John Dye, Martin O'Malley, Theresia Kiesl, Kevin Shields, Theo Snelders, and Craig Shakespeare.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Detlef Hofmann ranks 6,319 out of 7,253. Before him are Andreas Obst (1996), Christian Ahlmann (1974), Torsten Albig (1963), Matthias Jacob (1960), Christian Nerlinger (1973), and Michael Kohlmann (1974). After him are Kimberly Williams (null), Britta Bilač (1968), Claudia Zaczkiewicz (1962), Jannis Niewöhner (1992), Torsten May (1969), and Andreas Wellinger (1995).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Detlef Hofmann ranks 333. Before him are Olaf Hampel (1965), Richard Trautmann (1969), Nadine Kleinert (1975), Christiane Weber (1962), Christian Ahlmann (1974), and Matthias Jacob (1960). After him are Kimberly Williams (null), Britta Bilač (1968), Claudia Zaczkiewicz (1962), Jörg Hoffmann (1963), Nicole Uphoff (1967), and Manja Kowalski (1976).

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