Lore Hoffmann

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Lore Hoffmann
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Lore Hoffmann at the 2017 European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Personal information
Nationality Swiss
French
Born (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 27) Strasbourg, France
Education École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sport
Country Switzerland
Sport Track and field
Event 800 metres
ClubATHLE.ch
Coached byMarc Zimmerlin
Michel Herren
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Lore Hoffmann (born 25 July 1996) [1] is a Swiss middle-distance runner who specialises in the 800 metres. She finished fourth at the 2022 European Championships and fifth at the 2021 European Indoor Championships. She reached the semi-finals of the 2020 Olympics.

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Early life and background

Lore Hoffmann was born on 25 July 1996 in Strasbourg, France. Her family originates from Metz, France. Growing up, she and her family moved around a lot due to her father's profession. She lived in the United States as well as Chambéry, France for four years. Then, they finally settled in Sierre, Switzerland in 2005 when she was 9. [2] Shortly after, she began athletics at age 12 and instantly loved running. [3]

Previously, she attended École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne (EPFL) from 2015 to 2018 and earned her bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering. She is pursuing a master's degree in the same field. [4] [2]

She is both a Swiss and French national. She became an official Swiss citizen on 31 May 2017, just in time for her first international competition at the 2023 European U23 Championships. She trained with CA Sierre in Switzerland and AS Aix-les-Bains in France. [3] [2]

Achievements

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests

International competitions

Representing Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg  Switzerland
YearCompetitionVenuePositionEventTimeNotes
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland5th800 m 2:05.65
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany7th (sf)800 m 2:01.67
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy4th800 m 2:02.58
World Championships Doha, Qatar26th (h)800 m 2:03.40
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland5th800 m 2:04.84
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan7th (sf)800 m 1:59.38
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States8th (sf)800 m 1:59.88 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany4th800 m 1:59.92
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th800 m 2:01.22 PB
European Team Championships Chorzów, Poland5th1500 m 4:12.88
World Championships Budapest, Hungary20th (sf)800 m 2:01.05
2024 World Indoor Championships Glasgow, United Kingdom 7th (sf)800 m 2:00.06
Hoffmann (centre) at 2022 Athletissima Athletissima 2022 8154.jpg
Hoffmann (centre) at 2022 Athletissima

National titles

See also

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References

  1. Lore Hoffmann at World Athletics OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
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