Andreas Hofmann (javelin thrower)

Andreas Emil Hofmann (born 16 December 1991) is a German track and field athlete who competes in the javelin throw. His personal best of 92.06 m ranks him twentifith on the overall list.^[1]

Andreas Hofmann

Hofmann at Bislett Games, 2016
Personal information
Full name	Andreas Emil Hofmann
Born	(1991-12-16) 16 December 1991 (age 33) Heidelberg, Germany
Education	Schiller International University, Heidelberg campus
Height	1.95 m (6 ft 5 in)
Weight	108 kg (238 lb)
Website	HofmannAndreas.de
Sport
Country	Germany
Sport	Track and field
Event	Javelin throw
Club	MTG Mannheim
Coached by	Lutz Klemm
Achievements and titles
Personal best	92.06 m (2018)
Medal record European Championships 2018 Berlin Javelin throw Summer Universiade 2017 Taipei Javelin throw
Updated on 13 August 2018

Hofmann, 2019

Career

As a junior, he won gold at the 2009 European Junior Championships. His first senior international competition was the 2014 European Championships. He finished sixth at the 2015 World Championships and eight at the 2017 World Championships. His best result as of 2017 is second place at the 2017 Summer Universiade, where he set his personal best of 91.07 m.

In July 2018, he won gold at the 2018 German Athletics Championships, setting a championship record of 89.55 m.^[2] In August, he won silver at the 2018 European Athletics Championships with a throw of 87.60 m.^[3]

At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Hofmann, with a best throw at 80.06 m, did not progress from the qualifying round.^[4]

Competition record

Year	Competition	Venue	Position	Event	Notes
Representing  Germany
2009	European Junior Championships	Novi Sad, Serbia	1st	Javelin throw	75.89 m
2014	European Championships	Zürich, Switzerland	9th	Javelin throw	77.42 m
2015	World Championships	Beijing, China	6th	Javelin throw	86.01 m
2017	World Championships	London, United Kingdom	8th	Javelin throw	83.98 m
	Universiade	Taipei, Taiwan	2nd	Javelin throw	91.07 m
2018	European Championships	Berlin, Germany	2nd	Javelin throw	87.60 m
2019	World Championships	Doha, Qatar	20th (q)	Javelin throw	80.06 m
2022	World Championships	Eugene, United States	–	Javelin throw	NM
	European Championships	Munich, Germany	11th	Javelin throw	74.75 m

Seasonal bests by year

• 2008 – 65.03 m
• 2009 – 77.84 m
• 2010 – 66.75 m
• 2011 – 73.98 m
• 2012 – 80.81 m
• 2013 – 75.56 m
• 2014 – 86.13 m
• 2015 – 86.14 m
• 2016 – 85.42 m
• 2017 – 91.07 m
• 2018 – 92.06 m
• 2019 – 89.65 m

Personal life

Hofmann studies sports science in Mannheim.^[5]