Wolfgang Hoppe
Biographical information
| Roles | Competed in Olympic Games • Other |
|---|---|
| Sex | Male |
| Full name | Wolfgang•Hoppe |
| Used name | Wolfgang•Hoppe |
| Born | 14 November 1957 in Apolda, Thüringen (GER) |
| Measurements | 181 cm / 89 kg |
| Affiliations | ASK Vorwärts Oberhof, Oberhof (GER) / WSV Oberhof, Oberhof (GER) |
| NOC |  East Germany  Germany |
| Medals | OG |
| Gold | 2 |
| Silver | 3 |
| Bronze | 1 |
| Total | 6 |
Biography
Wolfgang Hoppe started his sports career in track & field athletics and won the GDR junior decathlon championship in 1976. He later turned his talents to bobsledding and became the world’s top driver in the 1980s. In the two-man event, Hoppe won Olympic gold in 1984 and a silver in 1988 and was three times the world champion. He was equally accomplished in the four-man event, winning an Olympic gold in 1984, a silver in 1988 and 1992, and ending his Olympic career with a four-man bronze in 1994. Hoppe won the World Championship in the four-man event in 1991 and at the European Championships he won the two-man title in 1986-87 and the four-man event in 1987.
He was the first German to carry the flag at the opening ceremony for the reunified team 1992 in Albertville. He later turned to coaching an became the German Chief coach of the women’s team since 1999.
Results
| Games | Discipline (Sport) / Event | NOC / Team | Pos | Medal | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1984 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GDR |
Wolfgang Hoppe | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | Dietmar Schauerhammer | 1 | Gold | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | East Germany 1 | 1 | Gold | |||
| 1988 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GDR |
Wolfgang Hoppe | |||
| Two, Men (Olympic) | Bogdan Musiol | 2 | Silver | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | East Germany 1 | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Wolfgang Hoppe | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 1 | 2 | Silver | |||
| 1994 Winter Olympics | Bobsleigh (Bobsleigh) | GER |
Wolfgang Hoppe | |||
| Four, Men (Olympic) | Germany 1 | 3 | Bronze |
Other participations
| Games | Role | NOC | As | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 Winter Olympics | Flagbearer at the Opening Ceremony | GER |
Wolfgang Hoppe |
Special Notes
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the European Bob & Skeleton Championships (4–4–0 1985 St. Moritz silver: Two-man and Four-man (competed for East Germany); 1986 Igls gold: Two-man (competed for East Germany); 1987 Cervinia gold: Two-man and Four-man (competed for East Germany); 1989 Winterberg silver: Two-man (competed for East Germany); 1995 Altenberg gold: Four-man (competed for Germany); 1996 St. Moritz silver: Four-man (competed for Germany))
- Listed in Olympians Who Won a Medal at the World Bob & Skeleton Championships (FIBT/IBSF) (6–2–6 1983 Lake Placid bronze: Two-man (competed for East Germany); 1985 Cervinia gold: Two-man; 1986 Königssee gold: Two-man; 1987 St. Moritz silver: Two-man and Four-man (competed for East Germany); 1989 Cortina d'Ampezzo gold: Two-man, bronze: Four-man (competed for East Germany); 1990 St. Moritz bronze: Two-man (competed for East Germany); 1991 Altenberg gold: Four-man, bronze: Two-man (competed for Germany); 1993 Igls bronze: Two-man (competed for Germany); 1995 Winterberg gold: Four-man (competed for Germany); 1996 Calgary bronze: Four-man (competed for Germany); 1997 St. Moritz gold: Four-man (competed for Germany))