Nils Jakob Hoff
Norwegian rower (born 1985)
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| Nationality | Norwegian | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Born | (1985-02-15) 15 February 1985 (age 39) Bergen, Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 1.98 m (6 ft 6 in) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 92 kg (203 lb) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Country | Norway | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Event | Double sculls | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Club | Fana Roklubb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Medal record
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Nils Jakob Hoff (born 5 February 1985) is a Norwegian retired rower. He is a world champion and two-time European Championships bronze medallist in the double sculls. Hoff won the gold medal at the 2013 World Championships and bronze medals at the European Championships in 2012 and 2013 with Kjetil Borch. He is a two-time Olympian and competed in the men's double sculls at the 2012 Summer Olympics and the men's single sculls at the 2016 Summer Olympics.[1] Hoff retired from rowing in 2019.[2]
Personal life
Hoff is married to cross-country skier and four-time Olympic champion Therese Johaug.[3]
References
- ^ "Nils Jakob Hoff Bio, Stats, and Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 29 September 2015.
- ^ "Hoff legger opp som roer" [Hoff retires as rower]. TV 2 (in Norwegian Bokmål). 19 November 2019. Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- ^ Pettersen, Jørgen (31 December 2023). "Therese Johaug og Nils Jakob Hoff gifta seg i Røros kirke på nyttårsaften". NRK (in Norwegian Bokmål). Retrieved 27 August 2024.
- Nils Jakob Hoff at World Rowing
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World champions – Men's double sculls
- 1962:
(René Duhamel, Bernard Monnereau) - 1966:
(Melchior Bürgin, Martin Studach) - 1970:
(Jørgen Engelbrecht, Niels Henry Secher) - 1974:
(Christof Kreuziger, Uli Schmied) - 1975:
(Alf Hansen, Frank Hansen) - 1977:
(Chris Baillieu, Michael Hart) - 1978: (Frank Hansen, Alf Hansen)
- 1979: (Alf Hansen, Frank Hansen)
- 1981: (Klaus Kröppelien, Joachim Dreifke)
- 1982: (Rolf Thorsen, Alf Hansen)
- 1983: (Thomas Lange, Uwe Heppner)
- 1985: (Thomas Lange, Uwe Heppner)
- 1986:
(Alberto Belgeri, Igor Pescialli) - 1987:
(Daniel Yordanov, Vasil Radev) - 1989: (Rolf Thorsen, Lars Bjønness)
- 1990:
(Arnold Jonke, Christoph Zerbst) - 1991:
(Nico Rienks, Henk-Jan Zwolle) - 1993: (Samuel Barathay, Yves Lamarque)
- 1994: (Lars Bjønness, Rolf Thorsen)
- 1995: (Lars Christensen, Martin Haldbo Hansen)
- 1997:
(Andreas Hajek, Stephan Volkert) - 1998: (Andreas Hajek, Stephan Volkert)
- 1999:
(Iztok Čop, Luka Špik) - 2001:
(Ákos Haller, Tibor Pető) - 2002: (Ákos Haller, Tibor Pető)
- 2003: (Sébastien Vieilledent, Adrien Hardy)
- 2005: (Luka Špik, Iztok Čop)
- 2006: (Jean-Baptiste Macquet, Adrien Hardy)
- 2007: (Luka Špik, Iztok Čop)
- 2009: (Eric Knittel, Stephan Krüger)
- 2010:
(Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan) - 2011: (Nathan Cohen, Joseph Sullivan)
- 2013: (Nils Jakob Hoff, Kjetil Borch)
- 2014:
(Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković) - 2015: (Martin Sinković, Valent Sinković)
- 2017: (John Storey, Chris Harris)
- 2018: (Hugo Boucheron, Matthieu Androdias)
- 2019:
(Zhang Liang, Liu Zhiyu) - 2022: (Hugo Boucheron, Matthieu Androdias)
- 2023: (Melvin Twellaar, Stef Broenink)
This boat class is an Olympic event; see Olympic champions – Men's double sculls
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