Jim Hogan

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Jim Hogan athletics
Full name James Joseph Hogan
nation United KingdomUnited Kingdom United Kingdom
birthday May 28, 1933
place of birth Croom ,  Ireland
size 176 cm
Weight 61 kg
date of death January 10, 2015
Career
discipline Long distance running
Medal table
European championships 1 × gold 0 × silver 0 × bronze
European championships
gold 1966 Budapest marathon

James Joseph "Jim" Hogan (born May 28, 1933 in Croom , County Limerick , † January 10, 2015 ), born as "Jim" Cregan , was a long-distance and marathon runner who originally started for Ireland . In 1966 the 1.76 m tall and 61 kg heavy Hogan became European Champion for the United Kingdom .

Career

Hogan made his first international appearance in 1962 when he represented the Republic of Ireland at the European Championships in Belgrade in the 10,000-meter run . However, he gave up on the way. He also gave up over 10,000 meters at the Olympic Games in Tokyo in 1964 . The Olympic marathon took place one week after the 10,000 meter run. After ten kilometers, three runners formed the top group: Abebe Bikila , Ron Clarke and Hogan. While Clarke then fell behind, Hogan was able to keep up with eventual winner Bikila until the middle of the race. At 30 kilometers, Hogan was still in second place, 40 seconds behind, but fell far behind and gave up after 36 kilometers.

In 1966, Hogan finished second in the Polytechnic Marathon , completing his first marathon. At the European Championships in Budapest , Hogan first appeared after changing his citizenship for the United Kingdom. He took turns at the front for a long time with the Belgian Aurèle Vandendriessche , at the finish Hogan had a lead of over a minute and a half over the Belgian after 2:20:04 hours. On November 12th of the same year he set a world record over 30,000 meters with 1: 32: 25.4 h that lasted for almost four years.

At the 1968 Olympic Games in Mexico City , Hogan competed in the 10,000 meter run. At a height of over 2000 meters he had no chance and finished 26th in 31: 18.6 minutes, almost two minutes behind the winner Naftali Temu . After his two tasks four years earlier, the 26th place in 1968 is Hogan's only Olympic result.

After his career ended, Hogan returned to Ireland. In Limerick he dedicated himself to horse racing as a trainer.

literature

  • Ekkehard zur Megede: The Modern Olympic Century 1896-1996 Track and Field Athletics. Berlin 1999 (published by the German Society for Athletics Documentation eV )

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ^ A b Ian O'Riordan: Former Olympian Jim Hogan passes away. Obituary in The Irish Times of January 11, 2015 (accessed January 11, 2015).
  2. ↑ All-Time Performances - 30,000 meters outdoor track on arrs.run
personal data
SURNAME Hogan, Jim
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Hogan, James Joseph (real name); Cregan, James Joseph (maiden name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Irish-British marathon runner
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1933
PLACE OF BIRTH Croom ( County Limerick )
DATE OF DEATH January 10, 2015