Victor Hogan

Hogan was born in Vredenburg on 25 June 1989 and competed in discus competitions from a young age.^[1]

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.^[2][3] His personal best throw of 65.52 m (215.0 ft) with a junior discus in 2008 ranked him as the fifth best junior ever at the time.^[4]

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.^[5][6] Hogan won a second South African title in 2011, following an incident where his discus struck an official on the field.^[7]

In 2011, he cleared 60 m (200 ft) for the first time and was the runner-up at the 2011 All-Africa Games with a throw of 62.6 m (205 ft).^[8] In June 2012, in Bilbao, he threw a new best of 62.76 m (205.9 ft) and earned gold at the 2012 African Championships the following month.^[9] He did not qualify for the 2012 South African Olympic team because he did not achieve the qualifying standard of 63 m (207 ft).^[10]

He earned gold at the 2014 African Championships with a distance of 62.87 m (206.3 ft).

In 2016, Hogan threw a new personal best of 67.62 m (221.9 ft), 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 65.59 m (215.2 ft), silver at the Rome Diamond League with a distance of 64.04 m (210.1 ft), and gold at the African Championships with a distance of 61.68 m (202.4 ft), making him a three-time African champion.