Jan Hoffmann (born 26 October 1955) is a German figure skater who represented East Germany in competition.

[2] Finishing ahead of Volkov and Canada's Toller Cranston, he stood atop the world podium for the first time.

At the 1979 European Championships in Zagreb, Hoffmann finished ahead of the Soviet Union's Vladimir Kovalyov and the United Kingdom's Robin Cousins to win his fourth continental title.

In his fourth Olympics, Hoffmann ranked first in figures, second in the short, and second in the free, winning the silver medal behind Cousins and ahead of Charles Tickner of the United States.

Hoffman also judged the ladies competition at the 1998 Winter Olympics and gave his first-place ordinal to Michelle Kwan.