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{{short description|German sprint canoeist (born 1963)}}
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{{MedalSport|Men's [[Canoe racing|canoe sprint]]}}
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{{MedalGold|[[1996 Summer Olympics|1996 Atlanta]]|[[Canoeing at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Men's K-4 1000 metres|K-4 1000 m]]}}
{{MedalCompetition|[[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|World Championships]]}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991 Paris]]|K-4 500 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991 Paris]]|K-4 10000 m}}
{{MedalGold|[[1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1995 Duisburg]]|K-4 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991 Paris]]|K-4 1000 m}}
{{MedalSilver|[[1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1995 Duisburg]]|K-4 500 m}}
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'''Detlef Hofmann''' (born 12 November 1963 in [[Karlsruhe]]) is a German [[canoe racing|sprint canoeist]] who competed from the late 1980s to the late 1990s. He won a gold medal in the K-4 1000 m event at the [[1996 Summer Olympics]] in [[Atlanta]].

Hofmann won five medals at the [[ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships]] with three golds (K-4 500 m: [[1991 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1991]], K-4 1000 m: [[1995 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships|1995]], K-4 10000 m: 1991) and two silvers (K-4 500 m: 1995, K-4 1000 m: 1991).

In May 1992, Hofmann was caught for [[doping (sport)|doping]] after testing positive for [[testosterone (medication)|testosterone]] and kicked off the team. He would return after the [[1992 Summer Olympics]] to compete.

==References==
* {{databaseOlympics|HOFMADET01|archive=20110816035630}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100105013709/http://canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=5 January 2010 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 1: flatwater (now sprint). ''CanoeICF.com''. International Canoe Federation. pp. 1–41 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160113142416/http://www.bcu.org.uk/files/Pages%201-41%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007-2.pdf |date2=13 January 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}}
* {{Webarchive |url=https://www.webcitation.org/5l9vPO85Y?url=http://www.canoeicf.com/site/canoeint/if/downloads/result/Pages%2042-83%20from%20Medal%20Winners%20ICF%20updated%202007.pdf?MenuID=Results%2F1107%2F0%2CMedal%5Fwinners%5Fsince%5F1936%2F1510%2F0 |date=9 November 2009 |title=Kamber, Raymond, ed. (2008). Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) – Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines. ''CanoeICF.com''. International Canoe Federation. pp. 42–83 |url2=https://web.archive.org/web/20160311071809/http://bcu.org.uk/files/pages%2042-83%20from%20medal%20winners%20icf%20updated%202007.pdf |date2=11 March 2016 |title2=BCU.org.uk}}
* {{Cite web |editor-last=Kamber |editor-first=Raymond |editor-link=Raymond Kamber |date=2008 |url=https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |title=Medal Winners – Olympic Games and World Championships (1936–2007) |website=CanoeICF.com |publisher=[[International Canoe Federation]] |pages=1–83 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180518200125/https://www.canoeicf.com/sites/default/files/results_history_-_complete_medal_winners_icf_updated_2007.pdf |archive-date=18 May 2018}}
*[https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?sec=health&res=9E0CE2DB1539F93AA25754C0A964958260 ''New York Times'' article on doping prior to the 1992 Summer Olympics featuring Hofmann.]
*{{cite Sports-Reference |url=https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/detlef-hofmann-1.html |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200417223954/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/detlef-hofmann-1.html |url-status=dead |archive-date=2020-04-17 |title=Detlef Hofmann}}
*Wallechinsky, David and Jaime Loucky (2008). "Canoeing: Men's Kayak Fours 1000 Meters". In ''The Complete Book of the Olympics: 2008 Edition''. London: Aurum Press Limited. pp.&nbsp;477–8.

==External links==
* {{Olympedia}}
* {{Olympics.com profile|detlef-hofmann}}

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[[Category:Sportspeople from Karlsruhe]]
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