Lutz Hoffmann
Lutz Hoffmann (30 January 1959 – 5 December 1997) was an East German gymnast and Olympic silver medalist.[1]
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| Born | 30 January 1959 Weißenfels, Bezirk Halle, East Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 5 December 1997 (aged 38) Bad Sachsa, Lower Saxony, Germany | ||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.53 m (5 ft 0 in) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 51 kg (112 lb) | ||||||||||||||||
| Discipline | Men's artistic gymnastics | ||||||||||||||||
| Club | SC Synamo Berlin | ||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Early life and training
He began gymnastics training at the age of five. Beginning in 1976, he trained with the SC Dynamo Berlin. His younger brother Ulf Hoffmann was likewise an Olympic gymnast.[1] In their youth, they shared a boarding school room during their time with SC Synamo Berlin.
Career
In 1979 Hoffmann became GDR champion in the floor exercise and finished second in the vault. At the world championships in the same year his team finished fourth. Next year they won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At those games, Hoffmann was seventh all-around and sixth on the floor.[1] He won a bronze medal in the parallel bars at the 1981 European championships.[2]
Later life and death
After retiring from competitions he worked as gymnastics coach and then became a teacher in Bad Sachsa, Germany, where he committed suicide in 1997.[1]
References
- Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lutz Hoffmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
- Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
External links
- Lutz Hoffmann at the International Olympic Committee
- Lutz Hoffmann at the International Gymnastics Federation