Arthur Hoffmann (athlete)

Arthur Hoffmann, nicknamed Aute, was a German sprinter and long jumper born in Danzig on 10 December 1887 who died in Hamburg on 6 April 1932. He competed at the 1908 Summer Olympics in London, where he ran the first leg, 200 metres, of the German team in the medley relay, followed by Hans Eicke, Otto Trieloff and Hanns Braun. The German squad won its first round heat against the Dutch in 3:43.2 and took silver behind the American team in the final, moving into second place only at the very end of the race. Hoffmann also ran the 100 and 200 metres, finishing second in his first round heats without advancing, and placed fifteenth in the long jump.