Wolfgang Hoppe

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Wolfgang Hoppe

Hoppe in 1990
Personal information
Nationality German
Born (1957-11-14) 14 November 1957[1]
Apolda,[1] Thuringia,
 East Germany
Height 1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)[1]
Weight 89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)[1]
Sport
Country  Germany
Sport Bobsleigh (pilot)[1]
Event(s) 4-man, 2-man
Club SC Turbine Erfurt (19??-1981)
ASK Vorwärts Oberhof (1981-1989)[1]
WSV Oberhof 05 (1989-1998)[1]
Coached by Germany Raimund Bethge
Retired 1998
Achievements and titles
Personal best(s)
Medal record
Competitor for  East Germany
Competitor for  Germany
Men´s Bobsleigh
Olympic Games
Gold 1984 Sarajevo Two-man
Gold 1984 Sarajevo Four-man
Silver 1988 Calgary Two-man
Silver 1988 Calgary Four-man
Silver 1992 Albertville Four-man
Bronze 1994 Lillehammer Four-man
World Championships
Gold 1985 Cervinia Two-man
Gold 1986 Königssee Two-man
Gold 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
Gold 1991 Altenberg Four-man
Gold 1995 Winterberg Four-man
Gold 1997 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver 1987 St. Moritz Four-man
Bronze 1983 Lake Placid Two-man
Bronze 1987 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
Bronze 1990 St. Moritz Two-man
Bronze 1991 Altenberg Two-man
Bronze 1993 Igls Two-man
Bronze 1996 Calgary Four-man
World Cup Championships
Gold 1990-91 Two-man
Gold 1991-92 Combined
Gold 1991-92 Four-man
Gold 1995-96 Four-man
Silver 1986-87 Combined
Silver 1986-87 Four-man
Silver 1996-97 Four-man
Bronze 1986-87 Two-man
Bronze 1989-90 Combined
Bronze 1990-91 Combined
Bronze 1992-93 Four-man
European Championships
Gold 1986 Iglis Two-man
Gold 1987 Cervinia Two-man
Gold 1987 Cervinia Four-man
Gold 1995 Altenberg Four-man
Silver 1985 St. Moritz Two-man
Silver 1985 St. Moritz Four-man
Silver 1989 Winterberg Two-man
Silver 1996 St. Moritz Four-man
German Championships
Gold 1993[2] Four-man
Gold 1994[2] Four-man
East German Championships
Gold 1985 Oberhof[2] Two-man
Gold 1986 Altenberg[2] Two-man
Gold 1987 Altenberg[2] Four-man
Gold 1988 Altenberg[2] Two-man
Gold 1988 Altenberg[2] Four-man
Men´s Athletics
East German Junior Championships
Silver 1976 decathlon

Wolfgang Hoppe (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔppə]; born 14 November 1957, Apolda, Thuringia) is an East German former decathlete, bob pilot and 36-time international medal winner who competed from the early 1980s to the late 1990s. Competing in four Winter Olympics, he won six medals with two golds (Two-man: 1984, Four-man: 1984), three silvers (Two-man: 1988, Four-man: 1988, 1992), and one bronze (1994).

At the opening ceremonies of the 1992 Winter Olympics in Albertville, Hoppe carried the flag of Germany, who was competing as a unified nation in the Winter Olympics for the first time since the 1936 Winter Olympics in Garmisch-Partenkirchen.

Hoppe also won fourteen medals at the FIBT World Championships with six golds (Two-man: 1985, 1986, 1989; Four-man: 1991, 1995, 1997), one silver (Four-man: 1987), and seven bronzes (Two-man: 1983, 1987, 1990, 1991, 1993; Four-man: 1989, 1996). He also won the Bobsleigh World Cup championship in combined men's (1991–92), two-man (1990–91), and four-man (1991–92, 1995–96).

Hoppe a former army major retired from bobsledding after the 1997 FIBT World Championships to become coach of the German national team, coaching such athletes as Susi Erdmann, Sandra Kiriasis, Gabriele Kohlisch, and André Lange.

He is the brother of motocross racer and 37-time medal winner Heinz Hoppe.

See also

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  • Bobsleigh Olympic Medal table

References

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 Wolfgang Hoppe, profile page, accessed November 2010
  2. ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 2.6 Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland e. V. (BSD)
World Cup champions in bobsleigh men's combined
World Cup champions in two-man bobsleigh
World Cup champions in four-man bobsleigh
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