Wolfgang Hoppe

Wolfgang Hoppe
Wolfgang Hoppe in 1990
Personal information
NationalityGerman
Born (1957-11-14) 14 November 1957 (age 67)
Apolda, East Germany
Height1.81 m (5 ft 11 in)
Weight89 kg (196 lb; 14.0 st)
Sport
Country East Germany
 Germany
SportBobsleigh (pilot)
Event(s)4-man, 2-man
ClubSC Turbine Erfurt (19??-1981)
ASK Vorwärts Oberhof (1981–1989)
WSV Oberhof 05 (1989–1998)
Coached byRaimund Bethge
Retired1998
Achievements and titles
Personal best
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Representing  Germany
Men's bobsleigh
Olympic Games
1984 Sarajevo Two-man
1984 Sarajevo Four-man
1988 Calgary Two-man
1988 Calgary Four-man
1992 Albertville Four-man
1994 Lillehammer Four-man
World Championships
1985 Cervinia Two-man
1986 Königssee Two-man
1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Two-man
1991 Altenberg Four-man
1995 Winterberg Four-man
1997 St. Moritz Four-man
1987 St. Moritz Four-man
1983 Lake Placid Two-man
1987 St. Moritz Two-man
1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo Four-man
1990 St. Moritz Two-man
1991 Altenberg Two-man
1993 Igls Two-man
1996 Calgary Four-man
World Cup Championships
1990–91 Two-man
1991–92 Combined
1991–92 Four-man
1995–96 Four-man
1986–87 Combined
1986–87 Four-man
1996–97 Four-man
1986–87 Two-man
1989–90 Combined
1990–91 Combined
1992–93 Four-man
European Championships
1986 Iglis Two-man
1987 Cervinia Two-man
1987 Cervinia Four-man
1995 Altenberg Four-man
1985 St. Moritz Two-man
1985 St. Moritz Four-man
1989 Winterberg Two-man
1996 St. Moritz Four-man
German Championships
1993 Four-man
1994 Four-man
East German Championships
1985 Oberhof Two-man
1986 Altenberg Two-man
1987 Altenberg Four-man
1988 Altenberg Two-man
1988 Altenberg Four-man
Men's Athletics
East German Junior Championships
1976 decathlon

Wolfgang Hoppe (German pronunciation: [ˈhɔppə]; born 14 November 1957, Apolda, Thuringia) is a former East German 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.

In October 1986, he was awarded a Star of People's Friendship in gold (second class) for his sporting success.

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

See also

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References

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  2. ^ a b c d e f g Bob- und Schlittenverband für Deutschland e. V. (BSD)
  3. ^ "Hohe staatliche Auszeichnungen verliehen" [Awarded high state awards]. Neues Deutschland (in German). Vol. 42, no. 243. 15 October 1986. p. 6. Archived from the original on 23 September 2018. Retrieved 23 September 2018.