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Abby Hoffman (Abigail Golda Hoffman) was born on 11 February, 1947 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, is a Canadian track and field athlete. Discover Abby Hoffman's Biography, Age, Height, Physical Stats, Dating/Affairs, Family and career updates. Learn How rich is she in this year and how she spends money? Also learn how she earned most of networth at the age of 77 years old?

Popular As Abigail Golda Hoffman
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Age 77 years old
Zodiac Sign Aquarius
Born 11 February 1947
Birthday 11 February
Birthplace Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Nationality Canada

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Abby Hoffman Height, Weight & Measurements

At 77 years old, Abby Hoffman height is 175 cm and Weight 57 kg.

Physical Status
Height 175 cm
Weight 57 kg
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Dating & Relationship status

She is currently single. She is not dating anyone. We don't have much information about She's past relationship and any previous engaged. According to our Database, She has no children.

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Abby Hoffman Net Worth

Her net worth has been growing significantly in 2023-2024. So, how much is Abby Hoffman worth at the age of 77 years old? Abby Hoffman’s income source is mostly from being a successful athlete. She is from Canada. We have estimated Abby Hoffman's net worth, money, salary, income, and assets.

Net Worth in 2024 $1 Million - $5 Million
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Net Worth in 2023 Pending
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1947

Abigail Golda Hoffman, (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian former track and field athlete.

Hoffman is Jewish, and was born in Toronto.

She learned to skate when she was three.

1950

In the mid-1950s when she was nine, she wanted to play hockey but there weren't any existing leagues specifically for girls in the Toronto area.

As a result her parents registered her in the local boy's league as "Ab Hoffman".

Due to her age and the fact that Abby sported a short hair cut, she was not easy to distinguish from the boys.

When it was discovered she was a girl, she was no longer allowed to play despite the fact that she had not yet reached the age of puberty.

Her parents took the case to the Ontario Supreme Court and the story was covered by Time and Newsweek.

She played for the St. Catharines Tee Pees, a boys' team in the newly formed Little Toronto Hockey League as a defenceman and was selected for an all-star charity game.

After her experiences with hockey, Hoffman participated in competitive swimming and then realized she was particularly suited to track and field, specifically 800-metre running.

1963

She also won gold for the 800-metre race at the 1963 Pan American Games and 1971 Pan American Games and the bronze at the 1967, at the 1975 Games, a silver and a bronze for the 800-metre and the 1500-metre distances.

1964

She competed in four Olympic Games: (1964, 1968, 1972 and 1976), four Pan American Games and two Commonwealth Games and was Canada's flag-bearer at the 1976 Games in Montreal.

1965

Hoffman competed in two summer Universiades in 1965 and 1967, where she took home a bronze medal and a silver medal respectively in the 800 metre event.

1966

She won the gold medal in the 880-yard event at the 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games.

1969

At the 1969 Maccabiah Games in Israel, she won the women's 800 m run.

1972

She finished seventh in the 800 metres at the Mexico Olympics, and eighth in the 1972 Munich games she in 2:00.17 seconds to set a Canadian record.

1980

From 1980 to 1982, she wrote a fitness column for the Canadian magazine, Chatelaine.

1981

From 1981 to 1991, she was the first woman director general of Sport Canada, a federal government sports agency.

In 1981, she was the first Canadian woman elected to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Olympic Committee.

1982

In 1982, she and Maureen McTeer, supported the first women's national championship in ice hockey (known as the Shopper's Drug Mart Women's Nationals).

The Abby Hoffman Cup is named in her honour.

In 1982, Hoffman was made an officer of the Order of Canada.

1995

Since 1995, she has been a council member of the International Association of Athletics Federations.

2003

In 2003, she was named senior advisor with Health Canada and is executive co-ordinator of Health Canada's pharmaceutical management strategies.

She is currently the assistant deputy minister for the Strategic Policy Branch for Health Canada.

She is also the sister of Paul F. Hoffman, a geologist who has promoted the "snowball earth" hypothesis.

2004

In 2004, she was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame.

2007

In 2007, she was inducted into the Jewish Canadian Athletes Hall of Fame.

2015

In June 2015, she received an honorary Doctorate of Laws, from her alma mater, the University of Toronto.