'Ab' Hoffman

Abigail "Abby" Hoffman (born February 11, 1947) is a Canadian track and field athlete. February 11 is the 42nd day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar. ... 1947 was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will take you to calendar). ... Athletics, also known as track and field or track and field athletics, is a collection of sport events. ...

Born in Toronto, Ontario, she first learned to skate when she was three. When she was nine, she wanted to play ice hockey, however there were no leagues for girls in the Toronto area. She cut her hair and registered her name as 'Ab Hoffman' in the boy's league. She played for a St. Catharines, Ontario boy’s Junior A hockey league as a defenceman and she was selected for the all-star team, however once she needed to produce her birth certificate her true gender was discovered and the story made national and international news. Motto: Diversity Our Strength Map of Ontario Counties, Toronto being red Area: 641 sq. ... Ice hockey, known simply as hockey in areas where it is more common than field hockey, is a team sport played on ice. ... }|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Official Flag]]|Coat Image=[[Image:{{{Coat Image}}}|135px|City of Toronto, Ontario Coat of Arms]]}} {{Canadian City/Disable Field={{{Disable Motto Link}}}}} Motto: Diversity Our Strength {{Canadian City/Location Image is:{{{Location Image Type}}}|[[Image:{{{Location Image}}}|thumbnail|250px|City of Toronto, Ontario, Canada Location. ... Location of St. ... Defenceman is an hockey player position on the ice whose responsibility is primarily defence. ...

After her experiences with hockey she tried swimming before realizing the track and field is what she was good in or more specifically the 800-metre event. 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. She won the gold medal in the 880-yard event at the 1966 Commonwealth Games. She also won gold for the 800-metre race at the 1971 Pan American Games and the bronze at the 1967 and 1975 Games, for the 800-metre and the 1500-metre distances. 800m is a common track running event. ... For months before the Olympic Games, runners relay the Olympic Flame from Olympia to the opening ceremony. ... The Games of the XVIII Olympiad were held in 1964 in Japan. ... The Games of the XIX Olympiad were held in Mexico City in 1968. ... The Games of the XX Olympiad were held in 1972 in Munich, West Germany. ... The 1976 Summer Olympics, officially known as the Games of the XXI Olympiad, were held in 1976 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. ... The Pan American Games are a multi-sport event, held every four years between competitors from all nations of the Americas. ... The Commonwealth Games is a multi-sport event held every four years involving the elite athletes of The Commonwealth. ... The 1966 British Empire and Commonwealth Games were held in Kingston, Jamaica. ...

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 female elected to the Executive Committee of the Canadian Olympic Committee. From 1980 to 1982, she wrote a fitness column for the Canadian magazine, Chatelaine. 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1991 is a common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Sport Canada is a branch of the Department of Canadian Heritage and is responsible for three program areas: sport programs, sport policy, and major games and hosting. ... 1981 is a common year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Canadian Olympic Committee is the private, non-profit organization representing Canadian athletes in the International Olympic Committee and the Pan American Games. ... Chatelaine is a Canadian womens magazine, published by Rogers Media Publishing (a subsidiary of Rogers Communications). ...

In 1982, she and Maureen McTeer, helped to organize the first women's National Championship in ice hockey (known as the Esso Women's Nationals). The trophy, Abby Hoffman Cup, is named in her honour. In 2003, she was named senior advisor with Health Canada and she is Executive Co-ordinator of Health Canada’s Pharmaceutical Management Strategies. 1982 is a common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar. ... Maureen Anne McTeer (born February 27, 1952 in Ottawa) is an author and a lawyer, and the wife of Joe Clark, the 16th Prime Minister of Canada. ... The Canadian national womens ice hockey team is controlled by Hockey Canada. ... Some trophies seen in the London Irish clubhouse at Sunbury in 2002. ... 2003 is a common year starting on Wednesday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The Department of Health, also referred to as Health Canada, is the department of the government of Canada with responsibility for national public health. ...

Since 1995, she has been a Council member of the International Association of Athletics Federations. 1995 was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... The International Association of Athletics Federations (IAAF) is the international governing body for the sport of athletics (known in the US as track and field). It was founded in 1912 at its first Congress in Stockholm, Sweden by representatives from 17 national athletics federations as the International Amateur Athletics Federation. ...

In 1982, she was made an Officer of the Order of Canada. In 2004, she was inducted into the Canadian Sports Hall Of Fame. The Order of Canada is Canadas highest civilian honour, awarded to those who adhere to the Orders motto Desiderantes meliorem patriam meaning desiring a better country. ... 2004 is a leap year starting on Thursday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

References

• Web Link: "Abby Hoffman". Women Warriors. Accessed on June 29, 2005.
• Web Link: "Abby Hoffman". Library and Archives Canada. Accessed on June 29, 2005.
• Web Link: "Abigail “Abby” Hoffman". Canada's Sports Hall of Fame. Accessed on June 29, 2005.

June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ... June 29 is the 180th day of the year (181st in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 185 days remaining. ... 2005 is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar and is the current year. ...

External links

• 1956 CBC Radio archives story about her
• 1956 CBC Television archives story about her