Willi Hofmann
Willi Hofmann 
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 Switzerland
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| birthday | December 27, 1940 | ||||||||
| place of birth | Zurich | ||||||||
| size | 170 cm | ||||||||
| Weight | 70 kg | ||||||||
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Willi Hofmann (born December 27, 1940 in Zurich ) is a former Swiss bobsleigh athlete .
Hofmann originally practiced Greco-Roman wrestling and freestyle wrestling. He achieved his first international successes in 1968. At the European Bobsleigh Championship in 1968 he won the four-man bobsleigh together with Hans Candrian , Jean Wicki and Walter Graf . Shortly afterwards, the four Swiss won the bronze medal at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble . Soon after the games, Hofmann retired from active sports.
successes
- Olympic bronze medal Grenoble 1968
- European Champion 1968
Web links
- Willi Hofmann in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
- Olympic.org
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| SURNAME | Hofmann, Willi |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swiss bobsledder |
| DATE OF BIRTH | December 27, 1940 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Zurich , Switzerland |