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.

Lore Hoffmann
Personal information
NationalitySwiss
French
Born (1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 27) Strasbourg, France
EducationÉcole Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sport
CountrySwitzerland
SportTrack and field
Event800 metres
ClubATHLE.ch
Coached byMarc Zimmerlin
Michel Herren
Achievements and titles
Personal bests

Early life and background edit

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 edit

Information from her World Athletics profile unless otherwise noted.

Personal bests edit

International competitions edit

Representing   Switzerland
Year Competition Venue Position Event Time Notes
2017 European U23 Championships Bydgoszcz, Poland 5th 800 m 2:05.65
2018 European Championships Berlin, Germany 7th (sf) 800 m 2:01.67
2019 Universiade Naples, Italy 4th 800 m 2:02.58
World Championships Doha, Qatar 26th (h) 800 m 2:03.40
2021 European Indoor Championships Toruń, Poland 5th 800 m 2:04.84
Olympic Games Tokyo, Japan 7th (sf) 800 m 1:59.38
2022 World Championships Eugene, OR, United States 8th (sf) 800 m 1:59.88 SB
European Championships Munich, Germany 4th 800 m 1:59.92
2023 European Indoor Championships Istanbul, Turkey 6th 800 m 2:01.22 PB
European Team Championships Chorzów, Poland 5th 1500 m 4:12.88
World Championships Budapest, Hungary 20th (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

National titles edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ Lore Hoffmann at World Athletics  
  2. ^ a b c Bissay, Jessica (2018-12-10). "Lore Hoffmann (800m), l'Aixoise avec un maillot rouge… -" (in French). Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  3. ^ a b "Lore Hoffmann". Asathlé (in French). 2018-08-24. Retrieved 2023-10-01.
  4. ^ "Lore Hoffmann - Elite Sports Marketing and Management". www.esmintl.com. Retrieved 2023-09-02.

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