René Hoppe | |
Nationality: | German |
Birth Date: | 1976 12, df=yes |
Birth Place: | Oelsnitz, Saxony, |
Residence: | Oberhof, Thuringia |
Height: | 1.85m (06.07feet) |
Weight: | 95kg (209lb) |
Sport: | Bobsleigh |
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).