Hans Hoffmeister

Heinrich Bernhard Karl Hoffmeister was a German discus thrower who set a world record at 48.77 m in 1928. He showed much worse results at the 1928 Summer Olympics and placed 25th.

Career

Hoffmeister won the national discus title in 1926, 1930 and 1931, and finished second in javelin in 1927. Next year he won the Irish discus and javelin titles. Hoffmeister was a graphic artist and drew portraits and cartoons of many German athletes at the 1928 Olympics. He later worked for German daily newspapers.
Hoffmeister finished third behind Patrick Bermingham in the discus throw event at the British 1926 AAA Championships and finished third behind Koloman Marvalits in the discus event at the 1927 AAA Championships.