Walter Hofmann

Walter Hofmann

Medal record
Men's canoe slalom
Representing East Germany
Olympic Games
	1972 Munich	C-2
World Championships
	1971 Meran	C-2 team
	1975 Skopje	C-2 team
	1977 Spittal	C-2
	1971 Meran	C-2

Walter Hofmann (born September 26, 1949 in Sömmerda) is a former East German slalom canoeist who competed in the 1970s. He won a gold medal in the C-2 event at the 1972 Summer Olympics in Munich.

Hofmann also won four medals at the ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships with three golds (C-2: 1977; C-2 team: 1971, 1975) and a silver (C-2: 1971).

His son Frank Henze is also a canoe slalom racer and multiple world championship medalist.

References

• ICF medalists for Olympic and World Championships - Part 2: rest of flatwater (now sprint) and remaining canoeing disciplines: 1936-2007.
• Sports-reference.com profile