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Nationality | German | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Oelsnitz, Saxony, East Germany |
9 December 1976 |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Oberhof, Thuringia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Height | 1.85 m (6 ft 1 in) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Weight | 95 kg (209 lb; 15.0 st) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Country | Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Sport | Bobsleigh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Medal record
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René Hoppe (born 9 December 1976 in Oelsnitz, Saxony) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze.
Hoppe also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), two silvers (Two-man: 2000, Four-man: 2001), and one bronze (Four-man: 2007).