# Falk Hoffmann

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{{short description|East German diver}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1952|8|29|df=y}}
| birth_place = [Chemnitz](/source/Chemnitz), East Germany
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{{MedalCompetition|[Olympic Games](/source/Diving_at_the_Summer_Olympics)}}
{{MedalGold| [1980 Moscow](/source/Diving_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics) | [10 m platform](/source/Diving_at_the_1980_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_10_metre_platform)}} 
{{MedalCompetition|[World Championships](/source/FINA_World_Aquatics_Championships)}}
{{MedalSilver| [1978 West Berlin](/source/1978_World_Aquatics_Championships) | 3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver| [1978 West Berlin](/source/1978_World_Aquatics_Championships) | 10 m platform}}
{{MedalBronze| [1973 Belgrade](/source/1973_World_Aquatics_Championships) | [10 m platform](/source/Diving_at_the_1973_World_Aquatics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_10_metre_platform)}}
{{MedalCompetition|[European Championships](/source/LEN_European_Aquatics_Championships)}}
{{MedalGold| [1977 Jönköping](/source/1977_European_Aquatics_Championships) | 3 m springboard}}
{{MedalSilver| [1974 Vienna](/source/1974_European_Aquatics_Championships) | 10 m platform}}
{{MedalBronze| [1977 Jönköping](/source/1977_European_Aquatics_Championships) | 10 m platform}}
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'''Falk Hoffmann''' (born 29 August 1952) is a retired [diver](/source/diving_(sport)) from [East Germany](/source/East_Germany), who won the gold medal in the men's 10&nbsp;m platform event at the [1980 Summer Olympics](/source/1980_Summer_Olympics) in [Moscow](/source/Moscow), [Soviet Union](/source/Soviet_Union). He competed in three consecutive [Summer Olympics](/source/Summer_Olympics) for his native country, starting in 1972 ([Munich](/source/Munich)).<ref name="SR profile">{{Cite sports-reference |title = Falk Hoffmann |url = https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/falk-hoffmann-1.html |archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20200418022610/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ho/falk-hoffmann-1.html |url-status = dead |archive-date = 18 April 2020 |access-date = 23 November 2018 }}</ref> He ended his career in 1982.

==See also==
* [List of members of the International Swimming Hall of Fame](/source/List_of_members_of_the_International_Swimming_Hall_of_Fame)

==References==
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* [http://www.halle.de/index.asp?MenuID=3344 Profile] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930224159/http://www.halle.de/index.asp?MenuID=3344 |date=30 September 2007 }}

{{Footer Olympic Champions Men Diving 10 metre Platform}}

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Category:Olympic medalists in diving
Category:Medalists at the 1980 Summer Olympics
Category:World Aquatics Championships medalists in diving
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Category:20th-century German sportsmen
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