Wolfgang Hoppe

Wolfgang Hoppe (born November 14, 1957 in Apolda) is an East German-German bobsledder 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 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.

References

* [http://sports123.com/bob/mw-2.html Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mw-4.html Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930]
* [http://www.databaseolympics.com/players/playerpage.htm?ilkid=HOPPEWOL01 DatabaseOlympics.com profile]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-c.html List of combined men's bobsleigh World Cup champions: 1985-2007]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-4.html List of four-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985]
* [http://sports123.com/bob/mwc-2.html List of two-man bobsleigh World Cup champions since 1985]