 Trevor Hofbauer pictured in 2014 at the Dino Dash | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Nationality | Canadian |
| Born | 8 March 1992 Burnaby, British Columbia, Canada |
| Height | 190 cm (6 ft 3 in) |
| Weight | 77 kg (170 lb) |
| Sport | |
| Sport | Distance Running |
| Event | Marathon |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal best(s) | 10 km : 29:24 (2018) Half-Marathon : 1:04:30 (2015) Marathon : 2:09:51 (2019) |
Trevor Hofbauer (born 8 March 1992) is a Canadian long-distance runner. [1] [2]
In 2017, Hofbauer competed at the 2017 IAAF World Cross Country Championships in Kampala, Uganda and finished in 71st place in a time of 31:43. [3] In 2019, Hofbauer won the Canadian Championships as part of the Toronto Waterfront Marathon, by breaking his personal best by more than seven minutes and falling below the Olympic standard. [4] [5] In May 2020, Hofbauer became one of the first three athletes named to Canada's 2020 Olympics team. [6] Hofbauer currently resides and trains in Kelowna, British Columbia. [2]
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