Ulf Hoffmann

Ulf Hoffmann (born 8 September 1961) is a retired German gymnast. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and took part in the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the team competition. He won another silver medal with the East German team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His best individual result at those Games was 13th place on parallel bars.[1] He won three bronze medal at the world championships in 1985 and 1987 (team)[2] and European championships in 1985 (parallel bars).[3]

Ulf Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 1985
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1961-09-08) 8 September 1961
Neustrelitz, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin

His elder brother Lutz was an Olympic gymnast.[1]

References

  1. "Ulf Hoffmann". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de


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