Rolf Hoppe (athlete)

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Rolf Hoppe athletics
nation ChileChile Chile
birthday March 18, 1945
place of birth Santiago de Chile ,  Chile
size 183 cm
Weight 83 kg
date of death 22nd December 1969
Place of death Los Angeles , California ,  United States
Career
discipline Javelin throw
Best performance 76.36 m (1969)
last change: November 16, 2018

Rolf Hoppe (born March 18, 1945 in Santiago de Chile , † December 22, 1969 in Los Angeles ) was a Chilean javelin thrower .

Athletic career

Hoppe took part in the 1968 Summer Olympics, where he was the flag bearer of the Chilean team. At the South American Championships in 1969 he surpassed Ricardo Hébers championship record from 1952 with 69.76 meters.

Hoppe studied at San Fernando Valley State College, California . He died shortly before Christmas 1969 after a car accident on Interstate 405 at UCLA Medical Center . He left behind his mother and a sister and brother. Hoppe was buried in Santiago de Chile.

Personal best

  • 76.36 m (1969)

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c Rolf Hoppe Is Killed . In: Times Leader , Wilkes-Barre, December 25, 1969, p. 22, digitized from Newspapers.com, accessed November 16, 2018.
  2. ^ Rolf Hoppe . In: sports-reference.com, accessed November 16, 2018.
personal data
SURNAME Hoppe, Rolf
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Chilean athlete
DATE OF BIRTH March 18, 1945
PLACE OF BIRTH Santiago de Chile , Chile
DATE OF DEATH 22nd December 1969
Place of death Los Angeles , California , United States