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Jörg Hoffmann

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Jörg Hoffmann (born 15 March 1963 in Sondershausen) is a former East German luger who competed from the mid-1980s to 1990. Together with Jochen Pietzsch he won two medals in the men's doubles event with a gold in 1988 and a bronze in 1984. Hoffmann also found great success at the FIL World Luge Championships with a total of seven medals, including four gold (Men's doubles: 1983, 1985, 1987; Mixed team: 1990), one silver (Men's singles: 1985), and two bronzes (Men's doubles: 1989, 1990). He also won three medals at the FIL European Luge Championships with two golds (Men's doubles and mixed team: both 1990) and one silver (Men's doubles: 1986). Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in 16 different languages on Wikipedia (up from 15 in 2024). Jörg Hoffmann is the 3,167th most popular athlete (up from 3,362nd in 2024), the 6,239th most popular biography from Germany (up from 6,327th in 2019) and the 348th most popular German Athlete.

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Among ATHLETES

Among athletes, Jörg Hoffmann ranks 3,167 out of 6,025Before him are Winfred Yavi, Patricia Guerra, Peter Rono, Torsten Voss, Eleanor Patterson, and Bruny Surin. After him are Abel Kirui, Elizabeth Williams, Anna Biryukova, Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, Alina Ivanova, and María Isabel Urrutia.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1963, Jörg Hoffmann ranks 897Before him are Shigeo Sawairi, Christian Perez, Ian Crook, Isabelle Duchesnay, Torsten Voss, and Dmitri Galiamin. After him are Marian Keyes, Carol Lewis, Mihaela Armășescu, Jessica Tuck, Tanyu Kiryakov, and Guillermo Betancourt.

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In Germany

Among people born in Germany, Jörg Hoffmann ranks 6,242 out of 7,253Before him are Malick Thiaw (2001), Rainer Troppa (1958), Kaan Ayhan (1994), Martin Kree (1965), Sebastian Schipper (1968), and Torsten Voss (1963). After him are Uwe Rosenberg (1970), Markus Münch (1972), Bettina Stark-Watzinger (1968), Bert Grabsch (1975), Aaron Hunt (1986), and Christian Lell (1984).

Among ATHLETES In Germany

Among athletes born in Germany, Jörg Hoffmann ranks 348Before him are Helga Radtke (1962), Andreas Stähle (1965), Beate Schramm (1966), Richard Trautmann (1969), Stefan Krauße (1967), and Torsten Voss (1963). After him are Annegret Strauch (1968), Karsten Brannasch (1966), Ingo Spelly (1966), Nicole Uphoff (1967), Ramona Portwich (1967), and Frank Klawonn (1966).