Great Olympians

Biographies - HOF

Hermann Höfer

B. 1934-07-19, Frankfurt am Main, Hessen, Germany; D. 1996-10-22
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	54
		54

Manfred Hofer

B. 1935-06-15, Dornbirn, Austria
Bobsleigh

	1968	HP
Four−Man	13th	19.2
		19.2

Otto Josef Hofer

B. 1944-06-28, represented Switzerland
Equestrianism - Dressage (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Individual	bronze	seventh	14th	3720
Team	silver	silver	sixth	2376
				6096

Paola Hofer

B. 1954-01-29, Val di Vizze, Italy
Alpine Skiing

	1976	HP
Women's Downhill	15th	10
Women's Giant Slalom	23rd	0.256
Women's Slalom	dnf	-4.40
		10.25604

Paul Hofer

B. 1928-11-19, represented Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	fifth	9th	580
			580

Thomas Hofer

B. 1958-01-21, represented Switzerland
Aquatics - Swimming

	1976	HP
Men's 100 m Backstroke	36th	-3.64
Men's 200 m Backstroke	30th	0.01
		0.01064

Bernhard Hoff

B. 1959-01-10, Wolfen, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's 200 metres	fifth	1000
Men's 4 x 100 m Relay	fifth	250
		1250

Charles Hoff

B. 1902-05-09, Glemmen, Norway; D. 1985-02-19
Athletics

	1924	HP
Men's 400 m	SF:4th	328
Men's 800 m	8th	256
		584

Geir Hoff

B. 1965-02-14, Bergen, Norway
Ice Hockey

	1988	1992	1994	HP
Men's Team	12th	9th	11th	104
				104

Karen Hoff

B. 1921-05-29, Vorup, Denmark; D. 2000-02-29
Canoeing - Kayak Sprint (1 gold)

	1948	HP
Women's Kayak Singles 500m	gold	9600
		9600

Max Hoff

B. 1982-09-12, Troisdorf, N-W, (then West) Germany
Kayaking (1 gold, 1 silver, 1 bronze)

	2008	2012	2016	2021	HP
Men's Singles 1000 m	fifth	bronze	seventh		4356
Men's Doubles 1000 m				silver	3000
Men's Fours 1000 m		fourth	gold		4000
					11356

Paul Höffer

B. 1895-12-21, Wuppertal, N-W, Germany; D. 1949-08-31
Art Competitions (1 gold)

	1936	HP
Music - Compositions for Solo or Chorus	gold	6400
		6400

Sarah Höfflin

B. 1991-01-08, Genève, Switzerland
Freestyle Skiing (1 gold)

	2018	2022	HP
Women's Slopestyle	gold	20th	9601
Women's Big Air		sixth	640
			10241

Abigail Golda "Abby" Hoffman

B. 1947-02-11, Toronto, Ont., Canada
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	1972	1976	HP
Women's 400 metres	R1:17th				4
Women's 800 metres	R1:20th	7th	8th	R1:28th	657.0256
					661.0256

Jean Hoffman

Olympic Competitor nr 6364

1912-07-10-14:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round one - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-11-11:30 - Waterpolo - consolation round two - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-15-13:00 - Waterpolo - consolation round three B - won (Qc) (*)
1912-07-16-09:00 - Waterpolo - consolation final - lost (1280) (*)

(*) team roster unknown. There were nine Belgian waterpoloists in total, seven per team.

Marion Hoffman

B. 1949-09-29, represented Australia
Athletics - Track & Field

	1972	HP
Women's 100 metres	QF:7th	0.057
Women's 4x100 m Relay	sixth	160
		160.057

Omer Hoffman

represented Belgium
Gymnastics (1 bronze)

	1920	HP
Men's Team combined, Swedish system	bronze	640
		640

Paul Hoffman (1)

B. 1946-04-21, New York, NY, USA
Rowing (1 silver)

	1968	1972	HP
Men's Eights	sixth	silver	2320
			2320

Paul Hoffman (2)

B. 1955-12-03, represented Swaziland (now Eswatini)
Weightlifting

	1984	1988	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	19th	21st	3.36
			3.36

Peg Hoffman

B. 1911-06-19, Wilkes Barre, Penn., USA; D. 1991-03-25
Aquatics - Swimming

	1928	1932	HP
Women's 200 m Breaststroke	fifth	fifth	3000
			3000

Alfred >

B. 1914-12-20, Berlin, Germany
Ice Hockey

	1952	1956	HP
Men's Team	8th	sixth	448
			448

André Hoffmann

B. 1961-08-11, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Speed Skating (1 gold)

	1984	1988	HP
Men's 500 metres	11th	21st	64.64
Men's 1000 metres	fifth	15th	1010
Men's 1500 metres	11th	gold	6464
			7538.64

Antonio Hoffmann Reyes

B. 1929-12-08, represented Puerto Rico
Weightlifting

	1952	HP
Lightweight (-67.5 kg)	16th	9.6
		9.6

Arran Karl Hoffmann

B. 1902-08-28, from Berlin, represented Germany; D. 1990-06-18
Shooting

	1936	HP
Men's Small−Bore Rifle	44th	0.000024
		0.000024

Arthur Hoffmann

Olympic Competitor nr 4258

1908-07-20-15:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 100 m, round one - third
1908-07-21-11:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 200 m, round one - second (0.995)
1908-07-22-10:30 - Athletics (track & field) - Long Jump, qualifying - 15th (11.25)
1908-07-24-12:00 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, round one - first (Q)
1908-07-25-12:30 - Athletics (track & field) - 1600 m Relay, final - second (750)

Born in Dantzig, now in Poland but definitely German.

Dieter Hoffmann

B. 1941-08-27, Danzig (now Gdańsk in Poland), represented Germany in 1964 and East Germany in 1968
Athletics - Track & Field

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Shot Put	12th	fourth	2460
			2460

Falk Hoffmann

B. 1952-08-29, Karl-Marx-Stadt (now Chemnitz), Sachsen, Germany, represented East Germany
Diving (1 gold)

	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Springboard	7th	fourth	fourth	3600
Men's Platform	10th	sixth	gold	7140
				10740

Georg Hoffmann

B. 1880, from Berlin, Germany; D. 1947
Aquatics - Diving & Aquatics - Swimming (3 silver)

	1904	1906	HP
Men's 100 m Freestyle		comp	7.725
Men's 100 yds Backstroke	silver		4500
Men's 440 yds Breaststroke	fourth		1800
Swimming			6307.725
Men's Springboard	silver		4500
Men's Platform		silver	4500
			15307.725

Olympic Competitor nr 2149

1904-09-06-15:30? - Swimming - 100 yds Backstroke - second (4500)
1904-09-07-14:30? - Swimming - 440 yds Breaststroke - fourth (1800)
1904-09-07-16:00? - Diving - Platform - second (4500)
1906-04-24-10:00 - Swimming - 100 m Free-style, semi-finals - AC (7.725)
1906-04-27-10:30 - Diving - Combined Platform - second (4500)

Hoffmann Géza

B. 1929-02-26, Hódmezővásárhely, Hungary; D. 2005-04-18
Freestyle Wrestling

	1952	HP
Men's Featherweight (-62 kg)	9th	240
		240

Günter Hoffmann

B. 1939-02-08, Guben, Brand., Germany; represented East Germany in 1968
Cycling - Road

	1964	1968	HP
Men's Road Race	78th		-11.38
Men's 100 km Team Time Trial	14th	13th	31.2
			31.2

Hans Heiner Hoffmann

B. 1915-04-29, Hanau, Hessen, Germany; D. 1945-04-27
Track Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Team Pursuit	fourth	1200
		1200

Heinrich Hoffmann

B. 1869-02-20, Sagan, Brandenburg (now Żagań in Poland), Germany

Olympic Competitor nr 5326

1912-07-01-12:00 - Shooting - Free Pistol - 54th
1912-07-03-15:00? - Shooting - Dueling Pistol, team, day two - seventh (100)

Helga Hoffmann

B. 1937-09-24, Saarbrücken, Saarland, Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1956	1960	1964	HP
Women's Long Jump	10th	sixth	8th	1494
Women's Pentathlon			sixth	960
				2454

Jan Hoffmann

B. 1955-10-26, Dresden, (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Figure Skating (1 silver)

	1968	1972	1976	1980	HP
Men's Singles	26th	sixth	fourth	silver	10296.1056
					10296.1056

Jörg Hoffmann

B. 1963-03-15, Thüringen; (then East-)Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Luge (1 gold, 1 bronze)

	1984	1988	HP
Doubles	bronze	gold	11200
			11200

Twice together with Jochen Pietzsch.

Jiří Hoffmann

B. 1908-05-24, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's Long Jump	QU:ac	0.605
		0.605

Karl Hoffmann (1)

B. 1883, represented Germany; D. 1951-11-30
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	73.37
		73.37

Karl Hoffmann (2)

B. 1906-08-11, Berlin, Germany
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Coxed Fours	QF	975
		975

Karl Hoffmann (3)

B. 1935-10-10, from Düsseldorf, N-W, represented Germany
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	54
		54

Karol Hoffmann

B. 1913-08-19, Orliczko, Poland, then part of Russia; D. 1971-02-28
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's High Jump	QU:32nd	0.006
Men's Triple Jump	QU:dnq	0.079
		0.085

Kurt Hoffmann

Olympic Competitor nr 6837

1912-07-17-16:00 - Rowing - Single Sculls, round one - second (116.9)

Lutz Hoffmann

B. 1959-01-30, Weißenfeld, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany; D. 1997-12-05
Gymnastics (1 silver)

	1980	HP
Men's Individual combined	7th	400
Men's Team combined	silver	1000
Men's Floor Exercises	sixth	160
		1560

Martin Hoffmann

B. 1955-03-22, Gommern, S-A, Germany, represented East Germany
Football (1 gold)

	1976	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

(Hans) Peter Hoffmann

B. 1941-08-02, Witten, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Canoeing - Canadian Sprint

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles 1000 m	fourth	2000
		2000

Rudolf "Rudi" Hoffmann

B. 1935-02-11, Östringen, B-W, Germany
Football

	1956	HP
Men's Team	R1	54
		54

Wilfriede Hoffmann

B. 1932-11-27, Rataje, now in Poland, represented Germany; D. 2010-01-28
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's Shot Put	8th	384
		384

Willi Hoffmann

represented Germany
Weightlifting

	1928	HP
Men's Middleweight (-75 kg)	sixth	960
		960

Zdzisław Hoffmann

B. 1959-08-27, &Sdot;wiebodzin, Poland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1980	HP
Men's Triple Jump	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Gunhild Hoffmeister

B. 1944-07-06, Forst, Brandenburg, Germany, represented the German Democratic Republic
Track & Field (2 silver, 1 bronze)

	1972	1976	HP
Women's 800 m	bronze	-	2560
Women's 1500 m	silver	silver	8000
			10560

Heinrich Bernhard Karl "Hans" Hoffmeister

B. 1901-03-17, Münster, Nordrhein-Westfalen, Germany; D. 1980-01-09
Athletics - Track & Field

	1928	HP
Men's Discus Throw	25th	0.15
		0.15

Johannes "Hans" Hoffmeister

B. 1936-02-02, Chemnitz, Sachsen, represented Germany in 1960 and West Germany in 1968 and '72
Aquatics - Water Polo

	1960	1964	1968	1972	HP
Men's Team	sixth		10th	fourth	1287
					1287

Olaf Hoffsbakken

B. 1908-09-02, Snertingdal, Norway; D. 1986-11-23
Cross-Country Skiing & Nordic Combined (2 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's 18 kilometres	fifth	1000
Men's 4x10 kilometres Relay	silver	1000
Men's Nordic Combined	silver	4000
		6000

Anton Hofherr

B. 1947-12-20, Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1972	HP
Men's Team	7th	200
		200

Hilde Hofherr

B. 1930-04-20, Lermoos, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1956	1960	HP
Women's Downhill	fourth		1600
Women's Giant Slalom		9th	160
Women's Slalom	24th	fifth	1000.16
			2760.16

Helene Magdalena "Leni" Hofknecht

B. 1929-02-19, Bayreuth, Bay., Germany
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Women's Long Jump	15th	15
		15

Herbert Höfl

B. 1941-03-01, München, Bay., Germany, represented the Federal Republic in 1968
Speed Skating

	1964	1968	HP
Men's 500 metres	24th	11th	64.16
Men's 1500 metres	26th		0.064
			64.224

Martina Maria "Tineke" Hofland

B. 1954-01-14, Den Haag, the Netherlands
Aquatics - Swimming

	1972	HP
Women's 100 m Breaststroke	28th	0.0256
		0.0256

Helmut Höflehner

B. 1959-11-24, Gumpenberg, Austria
Alpine Skiing

	1984	1988	1992	HP
Men's Downhill	fifth		17th	1003
				1003

Arvid Hoflund

Olympic Competitor nr 5292

1912-07-01-09:00 - Shooting - Military Rifle, 3 positions - 64th

Flora Hofman

B. 1911-11-17, Sarajevo, Bosnia & Herzegovina, then part of Austria-Hungary, represented Yugoslavia
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Women's 100 metres	R1:5th	0.043
		0.043

Fritz Hofmann

B. 1871-06-16, Berlin, Germany; D. 1927-07-14
Athletics - Track & Field & Gymnastics (1 silver, 1 bronze)

	1896	1900	1904	1906	HP
Men's 100 metres	silver			ht:5th	4000.00018
Men's 400 metres	fourth				1600
High Jump	fifth				1500
Men's Hop, Step & Jump	AC				780
Men's Putting the Weight	AC				1020
Men's Rope Climbing	bronze				3840
					12740.00018

Olympic Competitor nr 7

1896-04-06-15:40 - Athletics Field - Hop, Step & Jump - AC (780)
1896-04-06-16:00? - Athletics Track - 100 m heat three - second (Q)
1896-04-06-17:10 - Athletics Track - 400 m heat one - second (Q)
1896-04-07-15:30 - Athletics Track - 400 m final - fourth (1600)
1896-04-07-15:40 - Athletics Field - Putting the Weight - AC (1020)
1896-04-10-11:00? - Gymnastics - Rope Climbing - third (3840)
1896-04-10-14:30 - Athletics Track - 100 m final - second (4000)
1896-04-10-14:40 - Athletics Field - High Jump - fifth (1500)
1906-04-25-16:00 - Athletics - 100 m, round one - fifth

Hans Hofmann

represented Austria
Art Competitions

	1936	HP
Architecture - unknown event	AC	7.078
		7.078

Helmut Hofmann

B. 1925-11-14, Bildstock, Saarland, Germany, represented Saarland; D. 2017-08-21
Boxing

	1952	HP
Men's Flyweight (-51 kg)	R1	2.153
		2.153

Jürgen Hofmann

B. 1958-10-03, Heidelberg, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Bobsleigh

	1980	HP
Men's Four	10th	75
		75

Ludwig Hofmann

B. 1900-06-09, München, Bayern, Germany; D. 1935-10-02
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Manfred Hofmann

B. 1948-01-30, Großwallstadt, Bay., Germany, represented West Germany
Handball

	1976	HP
Men's Team	fourth	800
		800

Norbert Hofmann

B. 1963-06-03, Worms, R-P, Germany, represented West Germany
Shooting

	1984	HP
Skeet	sixth	960
		960

Pavel Hofmann

B. 1938-01-29, Praha, Czechia, represented Czechoslovakia
Rowing (1 bronze)

	1960	1964	HP
Men's Double Sculls		bronze	3200
Men's Coxed Fours	SF:6th		39
			3239

Richard Hofmann

B. 1906-02-08, Meerane, Sachsen, Germany; D. 1983-05-05
Football

	1928	HP
Men's Team	QF	287
		287

Ülli Hofmann

B. 1953-09-01, Bern, Switzerland
Ice Hockey

	1976	HP
Men's Team	11th	32
		32

Walter Hofmann

B. 1949-09-26, Sömmerda, Thür., Germany, represented East Germany
Canoeing - Slalom (1 gold)

	1972	HP
Men's Canadian Doubles	gold	8000
		8000

Włastimil Hofmann

B. 1881-04-27, Praha, Czechia, then part of Austria, represented Poland; D. 1970-03-06
Art Competitions

	1928	HP
Painting, Paintings	2 works	50.04
		50.04

Willi Hofmann

B. 1940-12-27, Zürich, Switzerland
Bobsleigh (1 bronze)

	1968	HP
Four−Man	bronze	1920
		1920

Wolfgang Hofmann

B. 1941-03-30, Köln, N-W, Germany; D. 2020-03-12
Judo (1 silver)

	1964	HP
Men's Middleweight (-80 kg)	silver	6000
		6000

Carlos Nazareno Hofmeister

B. 1909-09-15, Buenos Aires, Argentina
Athletics - Track and Field

	1936	HP
Men's 200 metres	QF:6th	0.364
Men's 4x100 metres Relay	fourth	400
		400.364

Franz-Peter Hofmeister

B. 1951-08-05, Kerpen, N-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Athletics - Track and Field (1 bronze)

	1976	HP
Men's 400 metres	SF:6th	52
Men's 4x400 m Relay	bronze	640
		692

Max Hofmeister

B. 1913-03-22, Leoben, Austria; D. 2000-04-12
Football (1 silver)

	1936	HP
Men's Team	silver	2000
		2000

Willy Hofmeister

represented Germany
Rugby (1 silver)

	1900	HP
Men's Team	silver	1640
		1640

Olympic Competitor nr 1665

1900-10-14-15:00 - Rugby - match one - lost (1640)

Ernst Höfner

B. 1957-09-21, Augsburg, B-W, Germany, represented West Germany
Ice Hockey

	1980	1984	HP
Men's Team	Prel 5th	fifth	565
			565

Hans Höfner

B. 1912-12-20, from Wien, represented Austria
Road Cycling

	1936	HP
Men's Road Race, Individual	16th	8
Men's Road Race, Team	fifth	250
		258

Otto Hofner

B. 1879-03-29, Wien, Austria; D. 1946-03-13
Art Competitions

	1932	1936	1948	HP
Sculpture, Statues		HM		308.7
Sculpture, unknown event	ac		ac	7.614
				316.314

Doris "Dorli" Hofrichter

B. 1935-03-08, Graz, Austria
Athletics - Track & Field

	1960	HP
Women's Discus Throw	QU:16th	9.6
		9.6

Erwin Hofstaetter

B. 1897-02-12, from Mannheim, represented Germany
Rowing

	1928	HP
Men's Eights	QF	540
		540

Bruno Hofstätter

B. 1963-05-14, Linz, Austria
Biathlon

	1988	1992	HP
Men's 10 km Sprint	23rd		0.256
Men's 20 kilometres	24th	41st	0.160048
Men's 4 x 7.5 km Relay	fourth	12th	407.5
			407.916048

Karl Hofstetter

represented Switzerland
Hockey

	1952	HP
Men's team	cons:SF	164
		164

Walter Hofstetter

B. 1923-03-26, from Bern, represented Switzerland
Athletics - Track & Field

	1952	HP
Men's Pole Vault	QU:20th	1.5
		1.5

Rainer Höft

B. 1956-04-03, Berlin, Germany, represented East Germany
Handball (1 gold)

	1980	HP
Men's Team	gold	3200
		3200

Hermannus Höfte

Olympic Competitor nr 4667

1908-07-30-16:15 - Rowing - Coxless Fours, semifinal, heat two - lost (1170)

Written 2001-01-17 - last modified 2024-09-19

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