André Hoffmann (speed skater)


André Hoffmann 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.

World records

Source: SpeedSkatingStats.com