Jörg Hoffmann (swimmer)

Jörg Hoffmann

Jörg Hoffmann 1990
Personal information
Full name	Jörg Hoffmann
Nationality	East Germany (until 1990)  Germany
Born	(1970-01-29) 29 January 1970 (age 47) Schwedt, Brandenburg, East Germany
Height	1.97 m (6 ft 6 in)
Weight	87 kg (192 lb)
Sport
Sport	Swimming
Strokes	Freestyle
Club	ASK Vorwärts Oberhof WSV Oberhof
Medal record Men's swimming Representing  Germany Olympic Games 1992 Barcelona 1500 m freestyle World Championships (LC) 1991 Perth 400 m freestyle 1991 Perth 1500 m freestyle European Championships (LC) 1989 Bonn 1500 m freestyle 1991 Athens 1500 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 1500 m freestyle 1995 Vienna 1500 m freestyle 1993 Sheffield 4×200 m freestyle 1991 Athens 4×200 m freestyle World Championships (SC) 2000 Athens 1500 m freestyle 1993 Palma 1500 m freestyle 1993 Palma 4×200 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 400 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 4×200 m freestyle 1997 Gothenburg 1500 m freestyle 1995 Rio de Janeiro 1500 m freestyle European Championships (SC) 2001 Antwerp 1500 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 400 m freestyle 1999 Lisbon 1500 m freestyle 2001 Antwerp 400 m freestyle

Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970 in Schwedt an der Oder) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul 1988 as a member of the East German team.

A long distance specialist, Höffmann won the European title in the 1500 m freestyle four times in a row; the first one came in 1989 in Bonn, the last one in 1995 in Vienna.