| Andreas Hofmann | |
| Full Name: | Andreas Emil Hofmann |
| Birth Date: | 16 December 1991 |
| Birth Place: | Heidelberg, Germany |
| Education: | Schiller International University, Heidelberg campus |
| Height: | 1.95 m |
| Weight: | 108 kg |
| Sport: | Track and field |
| Event: | Javelin throw |
| Club: | MTG Mannheim |
| Coach: | Lutz Klemm |
| Pb: | 92.06 m (2018) |
| Updated: | 13 August 2018 |
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 eighth on the overall list.
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.[1] In August, he won silver at the 2018 European Athletics Championships with a throw of 87.60 m.[2]
At the 2019 World Athletics Championships, Hofmann, with a best throw at 80.06 m, did not progress from the qualifying round.[3]
| Representing | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | European Junior Championships | Novi Sad, Serbia | bgcolor=gold | 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 | bgcolor=silver | 2nd | Javelin throw | 91.07 m | |
| 2018 | European Championships | Berlin, Germany | bgcolor=silver | 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 | ||
Hofmann studies sports science in Mannheim.[4]