Gelsenkirchen, Garmeny, July 22, 1928
The Hanoverian graphic artist and two-meter-tall giant Hans Hoffmeister flung a throw of 48.77 (160-0) in July. However, the result was not recognized as the official world record for discus for reasons that are unknown. According to some allegations, the discus was handled.
For some reason, Hoffmeister completely failed at the Amsterdam Games. He only managed to throw the discus 39.17 (128-6), leaving him far behind in a modest 25th place. He won the German championship in discus in 1926, 1930, and 1931.
Hoffmeister had a habit of drawing cartoons and portraits of his competitors. In that sense, he was akin to the Finnish high jumper Arvo Tigerstedt, who published similar drawings in a Finnish newspaper in the 1920's and 1930's.