- Hector Hogan
Hector ("Hec") Dennis Hogan (
July 11 ,1931 in Rockhampton –September 2 ,1960 inBrisbane ) was anAustralia n athlete who competed mainly in the 100 yards and 100 metres sprint, where he was 7 times Australian 100 yards champion. He also competed in the 220 yards/200 metres, which he won twice in the Australian Championships, and the long jump which he won in 1954. He also competed in the triple jump.In March 1954, he equalled the world record for the 100 yards (9.3 seconds) and 100 metres (10.2 seconds) on a grass track in Sydney. He won bronze medals in the 100 yards and 4x110 yards relay at the 1954 Commonwealth Games in Vancouver. His time for the 100 yards was 9.7 seconds. In the 1958 Commonwealth Games at Cardiff he won a bronze for the 4x110 yards relay.
He competed for Australia in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in
Melbourne ,Australia where he won the bronze medal in the 100 metres.He died on 2 September 1960 of leukaemia, leaving a wife, Maureen and a son. He was an Old Boy of
Marist College Rosalie inBrisbane .External links
* [http://www.adb.online.anu.edu.au/biogs/A140532b.htm Australian Dictionary of Biography, Online Edition.]
* [http://www.commonwealthgames.com/ Official Commonwealth Games site]
* [http://www.athletics.com.au/history/athletes/athlete421.htm Australian athletics results for Hec Hogan]
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