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James Hoggan (athlete)
James Vernon Hoggan (24 March 1959 – 22 April 2020) was an Australian Paralympic amputee athletics competitor. At the 1984 Summer Paralympics, 1984 New York Games, he won a silver medal in the Men's High Jump A4. Personal Hoggan's father Colin moved to Australia from Scotland due to more opportunities as a professional runner. His father won the 1956 Stawell Gift mile. Hoggan attended Wangaratta Technical College from 1973 to 1977. On his eighteenth birthday, Hoggan suffered severe injuries when his motorbike collided with a utility vehicle. After being in hospital for 18 months and 22 operations, Hoggan decided to have the lower part of his right leg amputated. Two months after the amputation, he had a prosthesis fitted and returned to work at Valchem in Wangaratta. He had the nickname 'Peg Leg'. He was married to Cheryl and they had two sons - Peter and Justin. In the later part of his life, Hoggan developed Hodgkin lymphoma, Hodgkin's lymphoma. On 11 April 2020, he exp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melbourne
Melbourne ( ; Boonwurrung/Woiwurrung: ''Narrm'' or ''Naarm'') is the capital and most populous city of the Australian state of Victoria, and the second-most populous city in both Australia and Oceania. Its name generally refers to a metropolitan area known as Greater Melbourne, comprising an urban agglomeration of 31 local municipalities, although the name is also used specifically for the local municipality of City of Melbourne based around its central business area. The metropolis occupies much of the northern and eastern coastlines of Port Phillip Bay and spreads into the Mornington Peninsula, part of West Gippsland, as well as the hinterlands towards the Yarra Valley, the Dandenong and Macedon Ranges. It has a population over 5 million (19% of the population of Australia, as per 2021 census), mostly residing to the east side of the city centre, and its inhabitants are commonly referred to as "Melburnians". The area of Melbourne has been home to Aboriginal ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
