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Peter Hoffmann (runner)

January 09, 2023

Peter Hoffmann (born 1 July 1, 1956) is an Edinburgh author and former international sportsman.

Peter Hoffmann
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United Kingdom
European Athletics Junior Championships
1975 Athens 400 metres

Early life and education

Born in Edinburgh, Peter Hoffmann was brought up in Oxgangs, Edinburgh and educated at Hunters Tryst Primary School and Boroughmuir High School. His mother attended the University of Edinburgh in 1954, and his father was a chief officer in the merchant navy who trained at the Edinburgh shipping company, Ben Line Agencies. In 1976 Hoffmann began studying for a degree in English and sports science and recreation management at Loughborough University but decided to leave shortly after starting the course. He instead graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BA in Business Studies (1981) and Dunfermline College of Physical Education with a postgraduate Diploma Recreation and Leisure Practice (1983).

Career

For 25 years Hoffmann worked in the field of education, culture and sport in Midlothian and the Highlands, and for more than 10 years at chief officer level. He has written occasional articles for The Scotsman and Lothian Life.

He has written books on Edinburgh, sport and social history as well as biography and a fictional love story set in Edinburgh between the years 1960 and 1963.

He is the author of the recently published book Audacity and Idiocy: A Scottish Athlete’s 1978 Commonwealth Games Journal (2022) to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham. It is the final book in a pentalogy of 5 athletics based books - A Life In A Day In A Year: A Postcard From Meadowbank, 1973-1978 (2017) which captures the Scottish athletics scene of the 1970s featuring such athletes as Roger Jenkins (banker) David Jenkins (sprinter) and Paul Forbes encapsulating the social culture of the Edinburgh era of the 1970s; Festina Lente - A Practical Philosophy of 800 Metres Running: The True Confessions Of Retep Nnamffoh: School's Out For Ever, A 1973 Edinburgh Young Athlete's Diary (2018); and You Can Run But You Can't Outrun Yourself: A 1950s Edinburgh Love Story (2021).

In 2021 Hoffmann authored the book Two Worlds telling the remarkable story of (Dr.) Arthur Philip Motley a Black American who as a young man left his home in McAlester City Oklahoma in 1928 to travel the 4351 miles across America and the Atlantic Ocean to come to Edinburgh Scotland to fulfil his dream to become a doctor going on to become a legendary figure in the community of Oxgangs.

Through their diaries, The Letts’ Schoolboys follows, tracks and contrasts the daily lives of five fellow British schoolboy diarists - T.G. Richards aged 15 in 1918 from Swansea Wales; English schoolboys G.D.B. (Gordon) Goodall from Worcester aged 14 at the beginning of 1930; Kenneth Holder aged 14 in 1935 from Woking; Derek Foster, aged 15 in 1940 who lives in Harrow but attends Dulwich College London during school-term; and their Scottish compatriot from across the years and the decades and the border, Peter Hoffmann, aged 14 in 1971, who attends Edinburgh’s Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School. Covering a period of over half a century the book follows their day to day lives in their own words including Spanish Flu, Test Matches, Churchill’s most famous speech, the German-France Armistice and even a World War 1 baseball match held in Swansea between Canada and the USA.

Sporting career

Between 1974 and 1978 Hoffmann made fourteen international appearances for Scotland at 400, 800 and 4 x 400 metres relay. He was a British Junior International in 1974 and 1975 at 400 meters and 4 x 400 metres and between 1975 and 1978 also represented Great Britain at 400, 800 and 4 x 400 metres. In 1978 he was a Great Britain internationalist indoors over 800 metres. Representing Great Britain at the 1975 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 400 metres. He was a member of the British Olympic 4 x 400 metres relay squad at Montreal, 1976. In 1978 he represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay. He had an unusually wide range winning the Scottish 50 metres indoor sprint as well as the British (AAA) 800 metres. Between 1973 and 1978 Hoffmann won 10 Scottish titles at Youth, Junior and Senior level; broke the Scottish Native 400 metres record on 3 occasions and won 7 AAAs medals at 200, 400 and 800 metres. He partnered Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett as the UK's third representative at the 1978 European Athletics Championships Men's 800 metres in Prague. In addition to winning AAA's titles at 400 and 800 metres Hoffmann took the silver medal behind Coe at the 1978 UK Athletics Championships.

In 2016 he represented Scotland at the 4 Nations Home Fencing Veterans’ International at epee.

Personal life

He lives in the Highlands and is married with two sons, Will and Tom; the latter is an international epeeist and was part of the successful Scotland team which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships and the 2018 Commonwealth Fencing Championships. With the closure of Meadowbank Stadium Hoffmann founded the Memory Hold The Door-Meadowbank Sports Centre legacy project allowing people from throughout the world to record their memories, stories, experiences, photographs and other memorabilia of the facility. In 2018 he also launched a similar project Oxgangs - A Pastime From Time Past - Spirits Across The Air which has been edited into the first volume of a projected small series. His hobbies include literature, painting, fencing and exercising. Hoffmann made a cameo appearance in the film Chariots Of Fire in the scene featuring the Scotland v Ireland international.

Books

  • 2012: The Stair An Oxgangs Edinburgh Childhood 1958-1972: Summer Has Gone ISBN 978-1494874131
  • 2016: The Secret Diary of Retep Nnamffoh aged Fourteen and a Half!: An Edinburgh Schoolboy's 1971 Diary ISBN 978-1977723895
  • 2016: A 1960s Edinburgh Christmas ISBN 978-1539997450
  • 2017: In The Season Of The Year: A Celebration Of 1960s Edinburgh ISBN 978-1976318597
  • 2017: A Life In A Day In A Year: A Postcard From Meadowbank, 1973-1978 ISBN 979-8491463244
  • 2018: A 1972 Edinburgh Teenager's Diary: The Growing Pains Of Retep Nnamffoh Aged 15 And A Half ISBN 978-1985709850
  • 2018: A Practical Philosophy of 800 Metres Running: Festina Lente ISBN 978-1986928793
  • 2018: The True Confessions Of Retep Nnamffoh: School's Out For Ever, A 1973 Edinburgh Young Athlete's Diary ISBN 978-1719599085
  • 2018: Oxgangs - A Pastime From Time Past: Spirits Across The Air ISBN 978-1725718630
  • 2019: The Peripatetic Philosopher - An Edinburgh Teenager's Diary 1971-1973 ISBN 978-1688026629
  • 2019: Paradise Lost - The Edinburgh Oxgangs School Summer Holidays 1958-1972 ISBN 978-1089483045
  • 2020: OXGANGS A Capital Tale Volume 1 ISBN 979-8418781314
  • 2020: OXGANGS A Capital Tale Volume 2 ISBN 979-8419178540
  • 2021: Two Worlds The Story Of An Edinburgh Doctor ISBN 979-8481599687
  • 2021: You Can Run But You Can't Outrun Yourself: A 1950s Edinburgh Love Story ISBN 979-8757438696
  • 2022: The View in Winter: Running Through the Years ISBN 979-8407530572
  • 2022: Audacity and Idiocy: A Scottish Athlete’s 1978 Commonwealth Games Journal ISBN 979-8433036925
  • 2022: The Letts' Schoolboys ISBN 979-8815797000
  • 2022: I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 1 Sowing ISBN 979-8849111476
  • 2022: I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 2 Growing ISBN 979-8355287443
  • 2022: I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 3 Garnering ISBN 979-8361568536

See also

References

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Peter Hoffmann born 1 July 1 1956 is an Edinburgh author and former international sportsman Peter Hoffmann Medal recordMen s athleticsRepresenting the United KingdomEuropean Athletics Junior Championships1975 Athens 400 metres Contents 1 Early life and education 2 Career 3 Sporting career 4 Personal life 5 Books 6 See also 7 ReferencesEarly life and education EditBorn in Edinburgh Peter Hoffmann was brought up in Oxgangs Edinburgh and educated at Hunters Tryst Primary School and Boroughmuir High School His mother attended the University of Edinburgh in 1954 and his father was a chief officer in the merchant navy who trained at the Edinburgh shipping company Ben Line Agencies In 1976 Hoffmann began studying for a degree in English and sports science and recreation management at Loughborough University but decided to leave shortly after starting the course He instead graduated from Edinburgh Napier University with a BA in Business Studies 1981 and Dunfermline College of Physical Education with a postgraduate Diploma Recreation and Leisure Practice 1983 Career EditFor 25 years Hoffmann worked in the field of education culture and sport in Midlothian and the Highlands and for more than 10 years at chief officer level He has written occasional articles for The Scotsman and Lothian Life He has written books on Edinburgh sport and social history as well as biography and a fictional love story set in Edinburgh between the years 1960 and 1963 He is the author of the recently published book Audacity and Idiocy A Scottish Athlete s 1978 Commonwealth Games Journal 2022 to coincide with the Commonwealth Games in Birmingham It is the final book in a pentalogy of 5 athletics based books A Life In A Day In A Year A Postcard From Meadowbank 1973 1978 2017 which captures the Scottish athletics scene of the 1970s featuring such athletes as Roger Jenkins banker David Jenkins sprinter and Paul Forbes encapsulating the social culture of the Edinburgh era of the 1970s Festina Lente A Practical Philosophy of 800 Metres Running The True Confessions Of Retep Nnamffoh School s Out For Ever A 1973 Edinburgh Young Athlete s Diary 2018 and You Can Run But You Can t Outrun Yourself A 1950s Edinburgh Love Story 2021 In 2021 Hoffmann authored the book Two Worlds telling the remarkable story of Dr Arthur Philip Motley a Black American who as a young man left his home in McAlester City Oklahoma in 1928 to travel the 4351 miles across America and the Atlantic Ocean to come to Edinburgh Scotland to fulfil his dream to become a doctor going on to become a legendary figure in the community of Oxgangs Through their diaries The Letts Schoolboys follows tracks and contrasts the daily lives of five fellow British schoolboy diarists T G Richards aged 15 in 1918 from Swansea Wales English schoolboys G D B Gordon Goodall from Worcester aged 14 at the beginning of 1930 Kenneth Holder aged 14 in 1935 from Woking Derek Foster aged 15 in 1940 who lives in Harrow but attends Dulwich College London during school term and their Scottish compatriot from across the years and the decades and the border Peter Hoffmann aged 14 in 1971 who attends Edinburgh s Boroughmuir Senior Secondary School Covering a period of over half a century the book follows their day to day lives in their own words including Spanish Flu Test Matches Churchill s most famous speech the German France Armistice and even a World War 1 baseball match held in Swansea between Canada and the USA Sporting career EditBetween 1974 and 1978 Hoffmann made fourteen international appearances for Scotland at 400 800 and 4 x 400 metres relay He was a British Junior International in 1974 and 1975 at 400 meters and 4 x 400 metres and between 1975 and 1978 also represented Great Britain at 400 800 and 4 x 400 metres In 1978 he was a Great Britain internationalist indoors over 800 metres Representing Great Britain at the 1975 European Junior Championships he won a silver medal in the 400 metres He was a member of the British Olympic 4 x 400 metres relay squad at Montreal 1976 In 1978 he represented Scotland at the Commonwealth Games in Edmonton in the 800 metres and 4 x 400 metres relay He had an unusually wide range winning the Scottish 50 metres indoor sprint as well as the British AAA 800 metres Between 1973 and 1978 Hoffmann won 10 Scottish titles at Youth Junior and Senior level broke the Scottish Native 400 metres record on 3 occasions and won 7 AAAs medals at 200 400 and 800 metres He partnered Sebastian Coe and Steve Ovett as the UK s third representative at the 1978 European Athletics Championships Men s 800 metres in Prague In addition to winning AAA s titles at 400 and 800 metres Hoffmann took the silver medal behind Coe at the 1978 UK Athletics Championships In 2016 he represented Scotland at the 4 Nations Home Fencing Veterans International at epee Personal life EditHe lives in the Highlands and is married with two sons Will and Tom the latter is an international epeeist and was part of the successful Scotland team which won the bronze medal at the 2014 Commonwealth Fencing Championships and the 2018 Commonwealth Fencing Championships With the closure of Meadowbank Stadium Hoffmann founded the Memory Hold The Door Meadowbank Sports Centre legacy project allowing people from throughout the world to record their memories stories experiences photographs and other memorabilia of the facility In 2018 he also launched a similar project Oxgangs A Pastime From Time Past Spirits Across The Air which has been edited into the first volume of a projected small series His hobbies include literature painting fencing and exercising Hoffmann made a cameo appearance in the film Chariots Of Fire in the scene featuring the Scotland v Ireland international Books Edit2012 The Stair An Oxgangs Edinburgh Childhood 1958 1972 Summer Has Gone ISBN 978 1494874131 2016 The Secret Diary of Retep Nnamffoh aged Fourteen and a Half An Edinburgh Schoolboy s 1971 Diary ISBN 978 1977723895 2016 A 1960s Edinburgh Christmas ISBN 978 1539997450 2017 In The Season Of The Year A Celebration Of 1960s Edinburgh ISBN 978 1976318597 2017 A Life In A Day In A Year A Postcard From Meadowbank 1973 1978 ISBN 979 8491463244 2018 A 1972 Edinburgh Teenager s Diary The Growing Pains Of Retep Nnamffoh Aged 15 And A Half ISBN 978 1985709850 2018 A Practical Philosophy of 800 Metres Running Festina Lente ISBN 978 1986928793 2018 The True Confessions Of Retep Nnamffoh School s Out For Ever A 1973 Edinburgh Young Athlete s Diary ISBN 978 1719599085 2018 Oxgangs A Pastime From Time Past Spirits Across The Air ISBN 978 1725718630 2019 The Peripatetic Philosopher An Edinburgh Teenager s Diary 1971 1973 ISBN 978 1688026629 2019 Paradise Lost The Edinburgh Oxgangs School Summer Holidays 1958 1972 ISBN 978 1089483045 2020 OXGANGS A Capital Tale Volume 1 ISBN 979 8418781314 2020 OXGANGS A Capital Tale Volume 2 ISBN 979 8419178540 2021 Two Worlds The Story Of An Edinburgh Doctor ISBN 979 8481599687 2021 You Can Run But You Can t Outrun Yourself A 1950s Edinburgh Love Story ISBN 979 8757438696 2022 The View in Winter Running Through the Years ISBN 979 8407530572 2022 Audacity and Idiocy A Scottish Athlete s 1978 Commonwealth Games Journal ISBN 979 8433036925 2022 The Letts Schoolboys ISBN 979 8815797000 2022 I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 1 Sowing ISBN 979 8849111476 2022 I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 2 Growing ISBN 979 8355287443 2022 I Awoke One Morning And It Was Autumn Volume 3 Garnering ISBN 979 8361568536See also Edit1975 European Athletics Junior Championships 1978 European Athletics Championships Men s 800 metres Athletics at the 1978 Commonwealth Games Men s 800 metres 1978 UK Athletics ChampionshipsReferences Edithttp scottish fencing co uk node 1146 http www cfc18 net http www ausfencing org home index php option com content amp view article amp id 6213 2018 cfc18 open men s epee teams 2 amp catid 339 amp Itemid 365 https www scotsman com sport athletics meadowbank is the stadium of dreams for peter hoffman 1 4549399 https 6oxgangsavenueedinburgh blogspot co uk http www anentscottishrunning com a philosophy of 800m running by peter hoffman http www scottishdistancerunninghistory scot peter hoffman http www scottishdistancerunninghistory scot peter hoffmanns photographs http www thepowerof10 info athletes profile aspx athleteid 39604 https app box com s 54l6wfn49qb3w0bis6abstlb3aeu75rg https app box com s lre9oebh7l9jehvwxfrkxnlzq882a05v https app box com s rq2w2czj0pfqyd83erqiof4tbkqes72g https app box com s yjdeysq1ldakw3kmlr50dv7jgc1k0s11 http www gbrathletics com bc aaai htm https www scottishathletics org uk wp content uploads 2018 03 Scottish Athletics Record Book pdf https www scotsman com news opinion peter hoffmann a bad smell about gatlin s win for many reasons 1 4527086 https www scotsman com news opinion peter hoffmann there s no such thing as total freedom of speech 1 4468552 https www scotsman com news opinion peter hoffmann there s no such thing as total freedom of speech 1 4468552 https www scotsman com news opinion peter hoffmann the church bell tolls for the spirit of community 1 4348967 http www lothianlife co uk 2014 06 the end of an era more 15274 https www pressreader com uk the scotsman 20170403 281874413251299 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Peter Hoffmann runner amp oldid 1127209527, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,

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