Detlef Hofmann
Detlef Hofmann (born November 12, 1963 in Karlsruhe ) is a former German canoeist and current canoe trainer.
The canoe racer of WSV Mannheim-Sandhofen was Olympic champion in the four-man kayak over 1000 m at the Olympic Games in Atlanta in 1996 and then ended his career. Until 1992 he was the athletes spokesman for the German national team canoe racing . He was seven times world champion and 19 times German champion .
Before the 1992 Olympic Games, Hofmann was convicted of doping and was banned from competition for two years .
Hofmann was after the end of his sporting career as a coach worked - first as a club coach in the Rhine brothers Karlsruhe , since 2001, he is the German Canoeing Association as a national coach under contract. Since 2004 he has been a member of the city council of Karlsruhe for the CDU .
Web links
- Detlef Hofmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Hofmann, Detlef |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | German canoeists |
| DATE OF BIRTH | November 12, 1963 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Karlsruhe |