Christian Hoffmann


Christian Hoffmann is an Austrian former cross-country skier who began competing in 1994. He won the bronze medal in the 50 km at the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. Four years later at the 2002 Winter Olympics in Salt Lake City, Hoffmann finished second in the 30 km freestyle mass start event to Spain's Johann Mühlegg, but was awarded the gold medal in 2004 upon Mühlegg's blood-doping disqualification of darbepoetin.
Hoffmann's best individual finish at the FIS Nordic World Ski Championships was fifth in the 50 km in 2001. He also won gold in the 4 x 10 km relay at the 1999 FIS Nordic World Ski Championships in Ramsau.
Hoffman also won two World Cup events in his career. He and fellow skier Mikhail Botvinov also encountered controversy regarding blood doping in 2002, though both were cleared by the IOC on April 9, 2002. In December 2011 the Austrian Anti-Doping Agency gave Hoffman a six-year ban for blood doping done from 2003 to 2006.

World Cup results

All results are sourced from the International Ski Federation.

World Cup standings

Individual podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlace
1 1997–98 10 December 1997 Milan, Italy1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
2 1998–99 28 December 1998 Engelberg, Switzerland1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup2nd
3 1998–99 29 December 1998 Kitzbühel, Austria1.0 km Sprint FWorld Cup3rd
4 1998–99 20 March 1999 Oslo, Norway50 km Individual CWorld Cup3rd
5 1999–00 10 December 1999 Sappada, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
6 2000–01 10 January 2001 Soldier Hollow, United States30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup2nd
7 2001–02 12 December 2001 Brusson, Italy15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
8 2001–02 22 December 2001 Ramsau, Austria30 km Mass Start FWorld Cup3rd
9 2002–03 18 January 2003 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
102003–0421 December 2003 Ramsau, Austria10 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
112003–046 February 2004 La Clusaz, France15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
122003–0414 March 2004 Pragelato, Italy30 km Individual FWorld Cup1st
13 2004–05 15 January 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
14 2004–05 12 February 2005 Reit im Winkl, Germany15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
15 2004–05 6 March 2005 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup2nd
16 2005–06 31 December 2005 Nové Město, Czech Republic15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
17 2006–07 3 February 2007 Davos, Switzerland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
18 2007–08 6 January 2008 Val di Fiemme, Italy10 km Pursuit FStage World Cup2nd
19 2007–08 6 February 2008 Liberec, Czech Republic11.4 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd
20 2008–09 8 March 2009 Lahti, Finland15 km Individual FWorld Cup3rd

Team podiums

No.SeasonDateLocationRaceLevelPlaceTeammates
1 1997–98 11 January 1998 Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup3rdBotvinov / Stadlober / Walcher
21998–9910 January 1999 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stGandler / Marent / Botvinov
31998–9926 February 1999 Ramsau, Austria4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Championships1stGandler / Stadlober / Botvinov
4 1999–00 13 January 2000 Nové Město, Czech Republic4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndMarent / Botvinov / Walcher
5 1999–00 27 February 2000 Falun, Sweden4 × 10 km Relay FWorld Cup3rdUrain / Botvinov / Walcher
6 1999–00 5 March 2000 Lahti, Finland4 × 10 km Relay C/FWorld Cup1stUrain / Botvinov / Walcher
7 2000–01 9 December 2000 Santa Caterina, Italy4 × 5 km Relay C/FWorld Cup2ndUrain / Botvinov / Walcher

Note: Until the 1999 World Championships, World Championship races were included in the World Cup scoring system.