Leopold Hofmann (bobsleigh driver)

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Karl Leopold Albert Hofmann (born February 21, 1864 in Oberhof ; † July 30, 1926 there ) was a court baker, confectioner and bobsledder .

job

Leopold Hofmann was the owner and operator of Cafe Hofmann in Oberhof.

Sports

From February 1, 1907 to February 4, 1907, the Second Winter Sports Festival of the Thuringian Winter Sports Association took place in Oberhof. In this context, a bobsleigh race was held, which today is officially the 1st German bobsleigh championship. The pilot of the "Deutscher Michel" bobsleigh was Leopold Hofmann. The team included F. Herchner, O. Naumann, Dr. W. Tretschke and Dr. Giusti as a brakeman. Leopold Hofmann and his team won the first ever gold cup of the German Crown Prince. This challenge cup went to the Free School Community in Wickersdorf in 1912 and has been lost there.

literature

  • Festschrift 100 Years of the Bobsleigh and Sled Association for Germany (BSD) eV
  • Rolf Hackel: Oberhof - From the Johanniter hospice to the city on the Rennsteig.
  • Harro Esmarch: Clear the way! A journey through the history of German bobsleigh, volume 1
personal data
SURNAME Hofmann, Leopold
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hofmann, Karl Leopold Albert (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION German master baker, confectioner and bobsledder
DATE OF BIRTH February 21, 1864
PLACE OF BIRTH Oberhof
DATE OF DEATH July 30, 1926
Place of death Oberhof