Ulf Hoffmann (born 8 September 1961) is a retired German gymnast. He missed the 1984 Summer Olympics due to their boycott by East Germany and took part in the Friendship Games instead, winning a silver medal in the team competition. He won another silver medal with the East German team at the 1988 Summer Olympics. His best individual result at those Games was 13th place on parallel bars.[1] He won three bronze medal at the world championships in 1985 and 1987 (team)[2] and European championships in 1985 (parallel bars).[3] After retiring he moved to Basel, Switzerland where he coaches female gymnasts.

Ulf Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 1985
Personal information
Country represented East Germany
Born (1961-09-08) 8 September 1961 (age 62)
Neustrelitz, Bezirk Neubrandenburg, East Germany
Height1.66 m (5 ft 5 in)
Weight59 kg (130 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSC Dynamo Berlin
Retiredafter he retired he started coaching female gymnasts in Basel switzerland.
Medal record
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place 1988 Seoul Team
Friendship Games
Silver medal – second place 1984 Olomouc Team
World Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Montreal Team
Bronze medal – third place 1987 Rotterdam Team
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place 1985 Oslo Parallel bars

His elder brother Lutz was an Olympic gymnast.[1]

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Ulf Hoffmann". sports-reference. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. ^ Turnen – Weltmeisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de
  3. ^ Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de