{{Short description|South African discus thrower (born 1989)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2022}} {{Infobox sportsperson |name = Victor Hogan |image =VICTOR HOGAN au Championnats d'Afrique d'athlétisme 2024 05.jpg |caption = Victor Hogan in 2024 |birth_date = {{birth-date and age|25 July 1989}} |birth_place = Vredenburg, South Africa |headercolor = lightsteelblue |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's athletics}} {{Medal|Country| {{RSA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|African Games}} {{Medal|Gold|2023 Accra|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Silver|2011 Maputo|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Competition|African Championships}} {{Medal|Gold|2012 Porto-Novo|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Gold|2014 Marrakesh|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Gold|2018 Asaba|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Silver|2022 Mauritius|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Silver|2024 Douala|Discus throw}} {{Medal|Bronze|2010 Nairobi|Discus throw}} }}
'''Victor Hogan''' (born 25 July 1989) is a South African discus thrower. He threw his personal best of {{Convert|67.62|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the 2016 South African track and field championship in Stellenbosch, making him a ten-time South African Champion and three-time African Champion.
== Early life == Hogan was born in Vredenburg on 25 June 1989 and competed in discus competitions from a young age.<ref>{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20150421223109/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/athletics/1018949/v_hogan.html Victor Hogan]}}. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-10.</ref>
== Career == Hogan made his junior professional debut at the 2006 Gymnasiade. He went on to win the 2007 African Junior Athletics Championships and place fourth in the 2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics.<ref>[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2007.html 2007 African Junior Championships] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140407090633/http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/AFJC/AFJC2007.html|date=April 7, 2014}}. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved 2012-07-03.</ref><ref>[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2008.html 2008 World Junior Championships]. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> His personal best throw of {{Convert|65.52|m|ft|abbr=on}} with a junior discus in 2008 ranked him as the fifth best junior ever at the time.<ref>[http://www.iaaf.org/statistics/toplists/inout=o/age=j/season=0/sex=M/all=y/legal=A/disc=DTJ/detail.html Discus Throw (1.750kg) junior All Time]. IAAF (2012-06-29). Retrieved 2012-07-03.</ref>
He debuted on the senior circuit in 2010 with three wins on the Yellow Pages Series and his first national title. He earned bronze at the 2010 African Championships in Athletics and placed eighth at the 2010 IAAF Continental Cup.<ref>Negash, Elshadai (2010-07-29). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/meite-okagbare-take-100m-titles-cheruiyot-ove Meite, Okagbare take 100m titles, Cheruiyot over Defar again in the 5000m - African champs Day 2]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-10.</ref><ref name="IAAFBio">[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=rsa/athcode=228474/index.html Hogan Victor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-03.</ref> Hogan won a second South African title in 2011, following an incident where his discus struck an official on the field.<ref>[https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2011-06-29-official-hit-by-discus-is-recovering/ Official hit by discus is recovering]. Sowetan Live (2011-06-29). Retrieved 2019-10-10.</ref>
In 2011, he cleared {{Convert|60|m|ft|abbr=on}} for the first time and was the runner-up at the 2011 All-Africa Games with a throw of {{Convert|62.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>[http://www.athletics.org.za/News/DisplayNewsItem.aspx?niid=12654 All Africa Games Highlights]. Athletics SA (2011-09-15). Retrieved on 2012-07-03. {{Dead link|date=October 2019}}</ref> In June 2012, in Bilbao, he threw a new best of {{Convert|62.76|m|ft|abbr=on}} and earned gold at the 2012 African Championships the following month.<ref>Watta, Evelyn (2012-06-30). [https://www.iaaf.org/news/news/montsho-and-makwala-take-400m-titles-in-porto Montsho and Makwala take 400m titles in Porto-Novo – African champs, Day 3]. IAAF. Retrieved 2019-10-10.</ref> He did not qualify for the 2012 South African Olympic team because he did not achieve the qualifying standard of {{Convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}}.<ref>Isaacson, David (2012-07-03). [https://www.sowetanlive.co.za/sport/2012-07-03-blow-to-sa-medal-hopes/ Blow to SA medal hopes]. Sowetan Live. Retrieved 2019-10-10.</ref>
He earned gold at the 2014 African Championships with a distance of {{Convert|62.87|m|ft|abbr=on}}.
In 2016, Hogan threw a new personal best of {{Convert|67.62|m|ft|abbr=on}}, the furthest distance ever thrown at a South African championship, which qualified him for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro. He earned bronze at the Doha Diamond League with a distance of {{Convert|65.59|m|ft|abbr=on}}, silver at the Rome Diamond League with a distance of {{Convert|64.04|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and gold at the African Championships with a distance of {{Convert|61.68|m|ft|abbr=on}}, making him a three-time African champion.
==Competition record== {| {{AchievementTable|Event=yes}} |- !colspan=6|Representing {{RSA}} |- |2007 |African Junior Championships |Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw (1.75 kg) |56.35 m |- |2008 |World Junior Championships |Bydgoszcz, Poland |4th |Discus throw (1.75 kg) |60.64 m |- |2010 |African Championships |Nairobi, Kenya |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Discus throw |58.11 m |- |2011 |All-Africa Games |Maputo, Mozambique |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |62.60 m |- |2012 |African Championships |Porto-Novo, Benin |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |61.80 m |- |2013 |World Championships |Moscow, Russia |5th |Discus throw |64.35 m |- |rowspan=2|2014 |Commonwealth Games |Glasgow, United Kingdom |10th |Discus throw |56.42 m |- |African Championships |Marrakesh, Morocco |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |62.87 m |- |2015 |World Championships |Beijing, China |13th (q) |Discus throw |62.41 m |- |2016 |African Championships |Durban, South Africa |bgcolor=pink|DQ |Discus throw |— |- |2017 |World Championships |London, United Kingdom |18th (q) |Discus throw |62.26 m |- |2018 |African Championships |Asaba, Nigeria |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |60.06 m |- |rowspan=2|2022 |African Championships |Saint Pierre, Mauritius |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |58.95 m |- |World Championships |Eugene, United States |24th (q) |Discus throw |60.51 m |- |2023 |World Championships |Budapest, Hungary |27th (q) |Discus throw |61.80 m |- |rowspan=3|2024 |African Games |Accra, Ghana |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |62.56 m |- |African Championships |Douala, Cameroon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |63.87 m |- |Olympic Games |Paris, France |27th (q) |Discus throw |60.78 m |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *{{Olympics.com profile|victor-hogan}}
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