Lutz Hoffmann

Lutz Hoffmann (30 January 1959 – 5 December 1997) was an East German gymnast and Olympic silver medalist.[1]

Lutz Hoffmann
Hoffmann in 1980
Personal information
Born30 January 1959
Weißenfels, Bezirk Halle, East Germany
Died5 December 1997 (aged 38)
Bad Sachsa, Lower Saxony, Germany
Height1.53 m (5 ft 0 in)
Weight51 kg (112 lb)
DisciplineMen's artistic gymnastics
ClubSC Synamo Berlin
Medal record
Representing  East Germany
Olympic Games
Silver medal – second place1980 MoscowTeam
European Championships
Bronze medal – third place1981 RomeParallel bars

Early life and training

He began gymnastics training at the age of five. Beginning in 1976, he trained with the SC Dynamo Berlin. His younger brother Ulf Hoffmann was likewise an Olympic gymnast.[1] In their youth, they shared a boarding school room during their time with SC Synamo Berlin.

Career

In 1979 Hoffmann became GDR champion in the floor exercise and finished second in the vault. At the world championships in the same year his team finished fourth. Next year they won a silver medal at the 1980 Summer Olympics in Moscow. At those games, Hoffmann was seventh all-around and sixth on the floor.[1] He won a bronze medal in the parallel bars at the 1981 European championships.[2]

Later life and death

After retiring from competitions he worked as gymnastics coach and then became a teacher in Bad Sachsa, Germany, where he committed suicide in 1997.[1]

References
  1. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Lutz Hoffmann". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 30 June 2012.
  2. Turnen – Europameisterschaften Herren. sport-komplett.de


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