Abby Hoffman
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nation | Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
birthday | 11th February 1947 (age 73) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
place of birth | Toronto , Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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last change: June 8, 2020 |
Abby Hoffman (actually Abigail Golda Hoffman; born February 11, 1947 in Toronto ) is a former Canadian middle-distance runner and sprinter .
Career
In 1962, she was in the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Perth Seventh than 880 yards , and in 1963 she won at the Pan American Games in Sao Paulo on m 800 .
At the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964, she was eliminated over 400 m and 800 m in the preliminary run.
In 1965 she won 800m bronze at the Universiade , in 1966 she won 880 yards at the British Empire and Commonwealth Games in Kingston , and in 1967 she won 800m bronze at the Pan American Games in Winnipeg and silver at the Universiade.
At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City, she was seventh over 800 m. The victory over this distance at the Pan American Games in 1971 in Cali was followed by eighth place at the 1972 Olympic Games in Munich.
At the Pan American Games in Mexico City in 1975 , she won silver over 800 and bronze over 1500 m. In 1976, she retired from the first round of the Olympic Games in Montreal over 800 m.
Eight times she was Canadian champion over 800 m or 880 yards (1962-1966, 1968, 1969, 1974) and twice over 400 m or 440 yards (1963, 1964) and in cross-country running (1963, 1964). In 1965 and 1971 she was US indoor champion over 880 yards, in 1969 in the mile run .
Personal bests
Web links
- Abby Hoffman in the database of World Athletics (English)
- Abby Hoffman in the database of trackfield.brinkster.net (English)
- Abby Hoffman in the Sports-Reference database (English; archived from the original )
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SURNAME | Hoffman, Abby |
ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Hoffman, Abigail Golda |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Canadian middle distance runner and sprinter |
DATE OF BIRTH | February 11, 1947 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Toronto |