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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

His biography is available in 17 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 16 in 2024). Detlef Hofmann is the 3,334th most popular athlete, the 6,301st most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,318th in 2019) and the 365th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Detlef Hofmann ranks 3,334 out of 6,025. Before him are Bogdan Musioł, Brenda Taylor, Joel Sánchez, Kathrin Haacker, Arsi Harju, and Peter Hochschorner. After him are Maria Cioncan, Herta Anitaș, Alexander Yegorov, Maikro Romero, Eric Lamaze, and Saif Saaeed Shaheen.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Detlef Hofmann ranks 936. Before him are Neil LaBute, Camelia Diaconescu, Mark Oliver Everett, Harri Eloranta, Hinrich Romeike, and Fawzi Benkhalidi. After him are Gilles Rousset, Gilad Atzmon, Mimoza Ahmeti, Li Huifen, Mark Bowen, and Lassina Zerbo.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Detlef Hofmann ranks 6,304 out of 7,253. Before him are Robert Harting (1984), Hinrich Romeike (1963), Henning Fritz (1974), Vladimir Vasilj (1975), Kathrin Haacker (1967), and Holger Fach (1962). After him are Christa Kinshofer (1961), Dorothee Bär (1978), Doris Fitschen (1968), Sexy Cora (1987), Sandra Wagner-Sachse (1969), and Oka Nikolov (1974).

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Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Detlef Hofmann ranks 365. Before him are Andreas Dittmer (1972), Anke von Seck (1966), Mario Von Appen (1965), Kerstin Behrendt (1967), Robert Harting (1984), and Kathrin Haacker (1967). After him are Sandra Wagner-Sachse (1969), Sybille Schmidt (1967), Anastasia Kelesidou (1972), Anja Kluge (1964), Frank Beck (1961), and Laura Dahlmeier (1993).

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