Vera Hoffmann (born 2 November 1996) is a track and field athlete from Luxembourg who competes as a middle-distance runner. She is a national record holder and multiple-time national champion.

Career

A dual-citizen of Germany and Luxembourg, she ran for ASV Cologne. She made her international debut at the

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in Glasgow. In August 2019, she finished second at the

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second division 1500 metres event in Croatia. In February 2023, Hoffmann won three events at the Luxembourg national championships, winning titles over 800m, 1500m and 3000m. In March 2023, Hoffmann finished eighth in the 2023 European Athletics Indoor Championships – Women's 1500 metres in Istanbul. In doing so, she became the first athlete from Luxembourg to advance to a European indoor final in any event. In June 2023, she finished second at the

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second division 1500 metres event in Silesia. Hoffmann won a silver medal at the

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in the 1500 metres in August 2023. Hoffmann competed at the

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in Budapest in the 1500 metres and recorded a time of 4:09.7676, coming within three seconds of surpassing her own national record. She was selected for the

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in Glasgow for the women's 1500 metres where she ran a season's best time of 4:15.52.

References

1996 births Living people Luxembourgian female middle-distance runners World Athletics Championships athletes for Luxembourg Place of birth missing (living people) European Games competitors for Luxembourg Athletes (track and field) at the 2019 European Games 21st-century Luxembourgian women 21st-century Luxembourgian people Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 European Games {{Luxembourg-athletics-bio-stub