# Victor Hogan > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Victor_Hogan > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Victor_Hogan.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hogan > Source revision: 1328374434 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{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](/source/Vredenburg), South Africa |headercolor = lightsteelblue |show-medals = yes |medaltemplates = {{Medal|Sport|Men's [athletics](/source/Athletics_(sport))}} {{Medal|Country| {{RSA}} }} {{Medal|Competition|[African Games](/source/African_Games)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2023 Accra](/source/2023_African_Games)|[Discus throw](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2011 Maputo](/source/2011_All-Africa_Games)|[Discus throw](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_All-Africa_Games)}} {{Medal|Competition|[African Championships](/source/African_Championships_in_Athletics)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2012 Porto-Novo](/source/2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2014 Marrakesh](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Gold|[2018 Asaba](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2022 Mauritius](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Silver|[2024 Douala](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} {{Medal|Bronze|[2010 Nairobi](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics)|[Discus throw](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw)}} }} '''Victor Hogan''' (born 25 July 1989) is a South African [discus throw](/source/discus_throw)er. He threw his personal best of {{Convert|67.62|m|ft|abbr=on}} at the 2016 South African [track and field](/source/track_and_field) championship in [Stellenbosch](/source/Stellenbosch), making him a ten-time South African Champion and three-time African Champion. == Early life == Hogan was born in [Vredenburg](/source/Vredenburg) on 25 June 1989 and competed in discus competitions from a young age.{{usurped|1=[https://archive.today/20150421223109/http://results.glasgow2014.com/athlete/athletics/1018949/v_hogan.html Victor Hogan]}}. Glasgow 2014. Retrieved 2019-10-10. == Career == Hogan made his junior professional debut at the 2006 [Gymnasiade](/source/Gymnasiade). He went on to win the [2007 African Junior Athletics Championships](/source/2007_African_Junior_Athletics_Championships) and place fourth in the [2008 World Junior Championships in Athletics](/source/2008_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics).[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.[http://www.wjah.co.uk/wojc/WJC/WJC2008.html 2008 World Junior Championships]. World Junior Athletics History. Retrieved on 2012-07-03. 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.[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. He debuted on the senior circuit in 2010 with three wins on the [Yellow Pages Series](/source/Yellow_Pages_Series) and his first national title. He earned [bronze](/source/Bronze_medal) at the [2010 African Championships in Athletics](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics) and placed eighth at the [2010 IAAF Continental Cup](/source/2010_IAAF_Continental_Cup).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](/source/IAAF). Retrieved 2019-10-10.[http://www.iaaf.org/athletes/biographies/country=rsa/athcode=228474/index.html Hogan Victor]. IAAF. Retrieved on 2012-07-03. Hogan won a second South African title in 2011, following an incident where his discus struck an official on the field.[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. 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](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_All-Africa_Games) with a throw of {{Convert|62.6|m|ft|abbr=on}}.[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}} In June 2012, in [Bilbao](/source/Bilbao), he threw a new best of {{Convert|62.76|m|ft|abbr=on}} and earned [gold](/source/Gold_medal) at the [2012 African Championships](/source/2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics) the following month.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. He did not qualify for the [2012 South African Olympic](/source/South_Africa_at_the_2012_Summer_Olympics) team because he did not achieve the qualifying standard of {{Convert|63|m|ft|abbr=on}}.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. He earned gold at the [2014 African Championships](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics) 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](/source/2016_Summer_Olympics) in [Rio de Janeiro](/source/Rio_de_Janeiro). He earned bronze at the [Doha Diamond League](/source/Doha_Diamond_League) with a distance of {{Convert|65.59|m|ft|abbr=on}}, silver at the [Rome Diamond League](/source/Rome_Diamond_League) with a distance of {{Convert|64.04|m|ft|abbr=on}}, and gold at the [African Championships](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics) 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](/source/2007_African_Junior_Athletics_Championships) |[Ouagadougou](/source/Ouagadougou), Burkina Faso |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw (1.75 kg) |56.35 m |- |2008 |[World Junior Championships](/source/2008_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Bydgoszcz](/source/Bydgoszcz), Poland |4th |Discus throw (1.75 kg) |[60.64 m](/source/2008_World_Junior_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2010 |[African Championships](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Nairobi](/source/Nairobi), Kenya |bgcolor=cc9966|3rd |Discus throw |[58.11 m](/source/2010_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2011 |[All-Africa Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_All-Africa_Games) |[Maputo](/source/Maputo), Mozambique |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |[62.60 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2011_All-Africa_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2012 |[African Championships](/source/2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Porto-Novo](/source/Porto-Novo), Benin |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |[61.80 m](/source/2012_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2013 |[World Championships](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Moscow](/source/Moscow), Russia |5th |Discus throw |[64.35 m](/source/2013_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |rowspan=2|2014 |[Commonwealth Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games) |[Glasgow](/source/Glasgow), United Kingdom |10th |Discus throw |[56.42 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2014_Commonwealth_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |[African Championships](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Marrakesh](/source/Marrakesh), Morocco |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |[62.87 m](/source/2014_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2015 |[World Championships](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Beijing](/source/Beijing), China |13th (q) |Discus throw |[62.41 m](/source/2015_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2016 |[African Championships](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Durban](/source/Durban), South Africa |bgcolor=pink|DQ |Discus throw |[—](/source/2016_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2017 |[World Championships](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics) |[London](/source/London), United Kingdom |18th (q) |Discus throw |[62.26 m](/source/2017_World_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2018 |[African Championships](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Asaba](/source/Asaba), Nigeria |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |[60.06 m](/source/2018_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |rowspan=2|2022 |[African Championships](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Saint Pierre](/source/Saint_Pierre%2C_Mauritius), Mauritius |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |[58.95 m](/source/2022_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |[World Championships](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Eugene](/source/Eugene%2C_Oregon), United States |24th (q) |Discus throw |[60.51 m](/source/2022_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |2023 |[World Championships](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships) |[Budapest](/source/Budapest), Hungary |27th (q) |Discus throw |[61.80 m](/source/2023_World_Athletics_Championships_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |rowspan=3|2024 |[African Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games) |[Accra](/source/Accra), Ghana |bgcolor=gold|1st |Discus throw |[62.56 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2023_African_Games_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |[African Championships](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics) |[Douala](/source/Douala), Cameroon |bgcolor=silver|2nd |Discus throw |[63.87 m](/source/2024_African_Championships_in_Athletics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |- |[Olympic Games](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics) |[Paris](/source/Paris), France |27th (q) |Discus throw |[60.78 m](/source/Athletics_at_the_2024_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Men's_discus_throw) |} ==References== {{Reflist}} ==External links== *{{World Athletics}} *{{Olympics.com profile|victor-hogan}} {{Footer All-Africa Champions Discus Men}} {{Footer African Champions men's discus throw}} {{Authority control}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Hogan, Victor}} Category:1989 births Category:Living people Category:People from Saldanha Bay Local Municipality Category:White South African people Category:South African men discus throwers Category:Commonwealth Games athletes for South Africa Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Category:World Athletics Championships athletes for South Africa Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2016 Summer Olympics Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2023 African Games Category:Olympic athletes for South Africa Category:African Games gold medalists for South Africa Category:African Games gold medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:African Games silver medalists for South Africa Category:African Games silver medalists in athletics (track and field) Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2011 All-Africa Games Category:African Championships in Athletics winners Category:South African Athletics Championships winners Category:20th-century South African people Category:21st-century South African sportsmen Category:Athletes (track and field) at the 2024 Summer Olympics --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Victor Hogan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hogan) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Victor_Hogan?action=history)). 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