Jörg Hoffmann (born 29 January 1970) is a former freestyle swimmer from Germany, who won the bronze medal in the 1500 m freestyle at the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona, Spain. He competed in three consecutive Summer Olympics, starting in Seoul 1988 as a member of the East German team. Hoffmann was born in Schwedt an der Oder. A long distance specialist, he won the European title in the 1500 m freestyle four times in a row; the first one came in 1989 in Bonn, the last one in 1995 in Vienna. See also List of German records in swimming World record progression 1500 metres freestyle External links Jörg Hoffmann on FINA-website 1970 births Living people Sportspeople from Schwedt People from Bezirk Frankfurt German male swimmers Olympic swimmers of East Germany German male freestyle swimmers Olympic swimmers of Germany Swimmers at the 1988 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1992 Summer Olympics Swimmers at the 1996 Summer Olympics World record setters in swimming Olympic bronze medalists in swimming World Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the FINA World Swimming Championships (25 m) European Aquatics Championships medalists in swimming Medalists at the 1992 Summer Olympics Olympic bronze medalists for Germany 20th-century German people 21st-century German people