Zdzisław Hoffmann

Zdzisław Hoffmann (born 27 August 1959) is a retired triple jumper from Poland. He is best known for winning the gold medal at the inaugural 1983 World Championships, for which he was named Polish Sportspersonality of the Year at the end of the year.

Zdzisław Hoffmann

Zdzisław Hoffmann in 2010
Medal record
Men's athletics
World Championships
	1983 Helsinki	Triple jump

Career

He was born in Świebodzin.^[1] He finished twelfth at the 1980 European Indoor Championships^[2] and competed at the 1980 Olympic Games without reaching the final.^[1] In 1983 he won the triple jump event at the inaugural 1983 World Championships.^[3] For this he was named the Polish Sportspersonality of the Year at the end of the year.

He finished twelfth at the 1987 World Championships^[4] and eighth at the 1988 European Indoor Championships.^[5] He became Polish champion in 1981, 1983, 1984 and 1989,^[6] and Polish indoor champion in 1980, 1983, 1984, 1987 and 1988.^[7]

His personal best jump 17.53 metres, achieved in June 1985 in Madrid.^[8] His personal best long jump was 8.09 metres, achieved in May 1983 in Warsaw.^[9]

His son, Karol Hoffmann, is also a triple jump athlete.^[10]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Notes
Representing  Poland
1980	European Indoor Championships	Sindelfingen, West Germany	12th	16.03 m
	Olympic Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	16th (q)	15.35 m
1983	World Championships	Helsinki, Finland	1st	17.42 m
1984	Friendship Games	Moscow, Soviet Union	12th	16.42 m
1987	World Championships	Rome, Italy	12th	16.58 m
1988	European Indoor Championships	Budapest, Hungary	8th	16.56 m

References

1. Sports-Reference
2. "1980 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
3. "IAAF World Championships in Athletics".
4. "Men Triple Jump Athletics II World Championship Rome, Italy 1987 - Monday 31.08 - Gold Medal: Khristo Markov, Bulgaria".
5. "1988 European Indoor Championships, men's triple jump final". Die Leichtatletik-Statistik-Seite. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
6. "Polish Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
7. "Polish Indoor Championships". GBR Athletics. Athletics Weekly. Retrieved 7 January 2011.
8. Zdzisław Hoffmann at World Athletics
9. World men's all-time best long jump (last updated 2001)
10. Jackowski, Pawel (2011-06-04). Idowu and Kszczot the standouts in Bydgoszcz. IAAF. Retrieved on 2011-06-05.