Maggie Hogan

{{Short description|American canoeist (born 1979)}} {{Infobox sportsperson | name = Maggie Hogan | image =  | caption = | birth_name = | fullname = Margaret Hogan | nickname = Maggs | nationality =  | national_team = United States | ethnicity = | citizenship = | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|1}} | birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S. | education = University of California, Santa Barbara {{Small|(1997–2001)}} | occupation = | years_active = 2005–present | employer = | height = 5 ft 7 in | weight = 134 lbs | spouse = | life_partner = | website =  | module = | country = United States | sport = Canoe sprint | rank = | event = K-1 500m, 1000m, 5000m | event_type = | club = Newport Aquatic Center | turnedpro = | turnedpro_type = | partner = | former_partner = Kaitlyn McElroy | coach = Michele Eray | retired = | coaching = | module2 = | worlds = | regionals = | nationals = | olympics = | paralympics = | commonwealth = | highestranking = | pb = | show-medals = yes | medaltemplates = {{MedalSport | Women's Canoeing}} {{MedalCountry | {{USA}}}} {{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}} {{MedalBronze | 2011 Guadalajara | K–2 500 m.}} {{MedalCompetition | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships}} {{MedalBronze | 2015 Milan | K–1 1000 m.}} | module3 = | updated = 13:54, 28 July 2016 (UTC) }}

'''Margaret "Maggie" Hogan''' (born January 1, 1979) is an American canoe sprinter and former collegiate swimmer who is a member of the U.S. National Canoe and Kayak Team. She was the first American to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for canoe sprinting.

==Early life and education== Hogan was born on January 1, 1979, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bill and Peg Hogan.<ref name='teamusabio'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115730/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2014 |title=Maggie Hogan Canoe/Kayak |website=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name='teamusaqual'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Maggie-Hogan-Is-First-US-Canoe-Sprint-Athlete-To-Qualify-For-Rio-2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602022136/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Maggie-Hogan-Is-First-US-Canoe-Sprint-Athlete-To-Qualify-For-Rio-2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |title=Maggie Hogan Is First U.S. Canoe Sprint Athlete To Qualify For Rio 2016 |last=Bohnert |first=Craig |date=May 20, 2016 |website=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name='ucsbbio'>{{Cite web |url=http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/mtt/hogan_maggie00.html?view=bio |title=UCSB Women's Swimming: Maggie Hogan |website=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref> She was raised in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey and attended Monmouth Regional High School where she was an All-American swimmer.<ref name='ucsbbio'/>

She matriculated to the University of California, Santa Barbara and swam as a student-athlete for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from 1997 to 2001.<ref name='teamusaqual'/><ref name='ucsbbio'/><ref name='ucsbwswimrbook'>{{Cite web |url=http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/Swiming_Record_Book_2014_15.pdf |title=UCSB Swimming and Diving Record Book |date=April 2015 |website=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref> She joined the team as a freshman and in 1999 set the seventh-best time in school history for the 1650 Freestyle.<ref name='ucsbwswimrbook'/><ref>{{Cite news |last=Mercado |first=Jorge |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Former Gaucho Swim Captain Makes Olympic Debut as Kayaker |url=http://dailynexus.com/2016-08-05/former-gaucho-swim-captain-makes-olympic-debut-as-kayaker/ |newspaper=Daily Nexus |location=Santa Barbara, California |accessdate=August 5, 2016}}</ref> She served as a team captain for the Gauchos in her junior and senior years.<ref name='ucsbbio'/> While enrolled, she won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. National Team at the 2000 World Life Saving Championships.<ref name='ucsbbio'/>

==Canoe career== After graduating from UCSB, Hogan attended the San Diego Regional Lifeguard Academy where she was introduced to canoe sprinting by another member of the class.<ref name='ckroadrio'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoekayak.com/news/road-rio-maggie-hogan/ |title=Road to Rio: Maggie Hogan |last=Potoczak |first=Joe |date=June 28, 2016 |website=CanoeKayak.com |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref><ref name='oklahoman'>{{Cite news |last=Godfrey |first=Ed |date= June 17, 2014 |title=USA Canoe/Kayak Canoe Marathon National Championships: Kaitlyn McElroy, Maggie Hogan will try to qualify for another World Championships on Sunday |url=http://newsok.com/article/4949363 |newspaper=The Oklahoman |location=Oklahoma City |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref> Six months later, she participated at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as member of the U.S. National Team.<ref name='ckroadrio'/> She has been a member of the national team each year since 2005.<ref name='teamusaqual'/>

Hogan attempted to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, but narrowly missed out on each occasion.<ref name='ckroadrio'/> Disappointed with her finishes, she contemplated retiring from the sport before changing coaches to Michele Eray and the partnership has resulted in better finishes.<ref name='ckroadrio'/><ref name='11alive'>{{Cite web |url=http://www.11alive.com/sports/olympics/maggie-hogan-rows-her-way-to-rio/208393396 |title=Maggie Hogan rows her way to Rio |last1=Smith |first1=Kim |last2=McQuade |first2=Alec |date= May 21, 2016 |website=WXIA-TV |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref><ref name='espnwtech'>{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/story/_/id/16479905/technology-helping-make-sports-more-talent-less-money |title=How technology is helping to make sports more about talent and less about money |last=Parker |first=Kayla |date=July 18, 2016 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 28, 2016}}</ref> She has competed in K-2 events alongside Kaitlyn McElroy, with the pair training at the Boathouse District in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<ref name='oklahoman'/>

Hogan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for canoe sprinting and was the first from the U.S. national team to do so.<ref name='ckroadrio'/><ref name='espnwtech'/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/canoe-kayak-sprint-hogan-qualifies-rio-heartbreaking-photo-finish-hornsby |title=Canoe/Kayak sprint: Hogan qualifies for Rio, heartbreaking photo finish for Hornsby |last=Lopez |first=Cesar |date=May 24, 2016 |website=Olympics on NBC |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref> She qualified at Lake Lanier near Atlanta, which was the site used for the 1996 Summer Olympics.<ref name='11alive'/><ref>{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/edge/2016/04/29/training-with-team-usa-kayaker-maggie-hogan |title=Training with Maggie Hogan: Veteran Team USA kayaker readies for Rio |last=Newcomb |first=Tim |date=April 15, 2016 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news |last=Lindeman |first=Phil |date=May 17, 2016 |title=Take 5: Maggie Hogan, Team USA kayaker and 2016 Olympic hopeful |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/news/22055957-113/take-5-maggie-hogan-team-usa-kayaker-and |newspaper=Summit Daily News |location=Frisco, Colorado |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

==Personal life== While Hogan's home town is Huntington Beach, California, she currently resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.<ref name='teamusabio'/> She works for GE Transportation.<ref name='ckroadrio'/><ref name='espnwtech'/><ref>{{Cite web |url=http://verilymag.com/2016/07/women-at-the-olympics-2016-rio-female-athletes-team-usa-simone-biles-carli-lloyd-missy-franklin |title=11 Awesome Women You Need to Know About This Olympic Season |last=Schmid |first=Emily Mae |date=July 22, 2016 |website=VerilyMag.com |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}</ref> In addition to her canoe sprinting career, she is also a competitive surf lifesaver.<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Coble |first=Shari |date=May 3, 2012 |title=SUP Women: Maggie Hogan |url=http://www.supthemag.com/sup-women/sup-women-maggie-hogan/ |magazine=SUP Magazine |location=Carlsbad, California |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}</ref>

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==External links== * {{ICF|maggie-hogan}} * {{Olympics.com|maggie-hogan}} * [https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115730/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan Maggie Hogan] at the United States Olympic Committee * [http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=hogan-maggie/index.html Maggie Hogan] at the ''Olympics on NBC'' * {{Facebook|maggie.hogan.146}} * [http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/mtt/hogan_maggie00.html?view=bio UC Santa Barbara Gauchos swimming profile]

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