Jim Hogan (athlete)

Jim Hogan
Medal record
Men's athletics
Representing the  United Kingdom
European Championships
1966 BudapestMarathon

James Joseph "Jim" Hogan ( Cregan; 28 May 1933 – 10 January 2015) was an Irish distance runner who competed for both Ireland and Great Britain. He was born in Croom, County Limerick, Ireland.[1]

Hogan's athletic career saw him compete for Ireland at the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo and for Great Britain at the 1968 Summer Olympics in Mexico City.[2] He won the marathon title at the 1966 European Championships.

References

  1. O'Riordan, Ian (January 11, 2015). "Former Olympian Jim Hogan passes away". The Irish Times.
  2. Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill. "Jim Hogan". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 2011-06-27.



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