René Hoppe (born 9 December 1976 in Oelsnitz, Saxony) is a German bobsledder who has competed since 1998. At the 2006 Winter Olympics in Turin, he won a gold medal in the four-man event with teammates Kevin Kuske, André Lange, and Martin Putze. Hoppe also won eight medals at the FIBT World Championships with five golds (Four-man: 2000, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2008), two silvers (Two-man: 2000, Four-man: 2001), and one bronze (Four-man: 2007). References Bobsleigh four-man Olympic medalists for 1924, 1932-56, and since 1964 Bobsleigh two-man world championship medalists since 1931 Bobsleigh four-man world championship medalists since 1930 FIBT profile 1976 births Living people German male bobsledders Bobsledders at the 2006 Winter Olympics Olympic bobsledders of Germany Olympic gold medalists for Germany Olympic medalists in bobsleigh Medalists at the 2006 Winter Olympics Sportspeople from Saxony