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

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.

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

The case went to the Ontario Supreme Court, where she lost,[5] and the story was covered by Time and Newsweek.

[6] 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.

She finished eighth in the 1972 Munich games where she ran the 800 metres in 2:00.17 seconds to set a Canadian record.