Lore Hoffmann

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

Lore Hoffmann at the 2017 European Championships in Bydgoszcz, Poland
Personal information
Nationality	Swiss French
Born	(1996-07-25) 25 July 1996 (age 29) Strasbourg, France
Education	École Polytechnique Fédérale de Lausanne
Sport
Country	Switzerland
Sport	Track and field
Event	800 metres
Club	ATHLE.ch
Coached by	Marc Zimmerlin Michel Herren
Achievements and titles
Personal bests	800 m: 1:58.50 (Bellinzona 2020) Indoors 800 m: 2:01.22 (Istanbul 2023)

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. In 2022, she obtained 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

• 400 metres – 53.44 (La Chaux-de-Fonds 2021)
  • 400 metres indoor – 54.47 (Magglingen 2021)
  • 600 metres indoor – 1:31.98 (Magglingen 2020)
• 800 metres – 1:58.50 (Bellinzona 2020)
  • 800 metres indoor – 2:01.25 (Metz 2022)
• 1500 metres – 4:07.09 (Rabat 2022)

International competitions

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
	European Championships	Rome, Italy	7th	800 m	2:01.13
2025	European Indoor Championships	Apeldoorn, Netherlands	11th (sf)	800 m	2:03.82

Hoffmann (centre) at 2022 Athletissima

National titles

• Swiss Athletics Championships (3)
  • 800 metres: 2017, 2020, 2021
• Swiss Indoor Athletics Championships (2)
  • 800 metres: 2016, 2021

See also

• Switzerland at the Olympics