André Hoffmann (born 11 August 1961) is a former German Speed skater who made a huge step forwards in the 1987–1988 season and won two 1500 metres races in the World Cup. It was even though highly surprising that he took gold medal in the 1500 m at the 1988 Olympics in Calgary. He beat the American Eric Flaim with six hundreds of a second and set a new world record with 1:52.06.^[1]

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André Hoffmann

André Hoffmann in 1983
Personal information
Nationality	German
Born	(1961-08-11) 11 August 1961 (age 62) East Berlin, East Germany
Height	1.87 m (6 ft 2 in)
Weight	80 kg (176 lb)
Sport
Country	East Germany  Germany
Sport	Speed skating
Club	SC Dynamo Berlin
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)	500 m: 37.40 (1983) 1000 m: 1:13.82 (1986) 1500 m: 1:52.06 (1988) 3000 m: 4:03.31 (1985) 5000 m: 6:56.25 (1984) 10 000 m: 15:00.43 (1984)
Medal record Men's Speed skating Representing  East Germany Olympic Games 1988 Calgary 1500 m

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Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com^[2]