Maggie Hogan
{{Short description|American canoeist (born 1979)}}
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| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1979|1|1}}
| birth_place = Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, U.S.
| residence = Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, U.S.
| education = University of California, Santa Barbara {{Small|(1997–2001)}}
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| years_active = 2005–present
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| weight = 134 lbs
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| sport = Canoe sprint
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| former_partner = Kaitlyn McElroy
| coach = Michele Eray
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{{MedalSport | Women's Canoeing}}
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{{MedalCompetition | Pan American Games}}
{{MedalBronze | 2011 Guadalajara | K–2 500 m.}}
{{MedalCompetition | ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships}}
{{MedalBronze | 2015 Milan | K–1 1000 m.}}
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Margaret "Maggie" Hogan (born January 1, 1979) is an American canoe sprinter and former collegiate swimmer who is a member of the U.S. National Canoe and Kayak Team. She was the first American to qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for canoe sprinting.
Early life and education
Hogan was born on January 1, 1979, in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania to Bill and Peg Hogan.{{Cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115730/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan |url-status=dead |archive-date=November 27, 2014 |title=Maggie Hogan Canoe/Kayak |website=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Maggie-Hogan-Is-First-US-Canoe-Sprint-Athlete-To-Qualify-For-Rio-2016 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160602022136/http://www.teamusa.org/News/2016/May/20/Maggie-Hogan-Is-First-US-Canoe-Sprint-Athlete-To-Qualify-For-Rio-2016 |url-status=dead |archive-date=June 2, 2016 |title=Maggie Hogan Is First U.S. Canoe Sprint Athlete To Qualify For Rio 2016 |last=Bohnert |first=Craig |date=May 20, 2016 |website=United States Olympic Committee |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/mtt/hogan_maggie00.html?view=bio |title=UCSB Women's Swimming: Maggie Hogan |website=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |accessdate=July 27, 2016}} She was raised in Colts Neck Township, New Jersey and attended Monmouth Regional High School where she was an All-American swimmer.
She matriculated to the University of California, Santa Barbara and swam as a student-athlete for the UC Santa Barbara Gauchos from 1997 to 2001.{{Cite web |url=http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/Swiming_Record_Book_2014_15.pdf |title=UCSB Swimming and Diving Record Book |date=April 2015 |website=UC Santa Barbara Gauchos |accessdate=July 27, 2016}} She joined the team as a freshman and in 1999 set the seventh-best time in school history for the 1650 Freestyle.{{Cite news |last=Mercado |first=Jorge |date=August 5, 2016 |title=Former Gaucho Swim Captain Makes Olympic Debut as Kayaker |url=http://dailynexus.com/2016-08-05/former-gaucho-swim-captain-makes-olympic-debut-as-kayaker/ |newspaper=Daily Nexus |location=Santa Barbara, California |accessdate=August 5, 2016}} She served as a team captain for the Gauchos in her junior and senior years. While enrolled, she won a silver medal as a member of the U.S. National Team at the 2000 World Life Saving Championships.
Canoe career
After graduating from UCSB, Hogan attended the San Diego Regional Lifeguard Academy where she was introduced to canoe sprinting by another member of the class.{{Cite web |url=http://www.canoekayak.com/news/road-rio-maggie-hogan/ |title=Road to Rio: Maggie Hogan |last=Potoczak |first=Joe |date=June 28, 2016 |website=CanoeKayak.com |accessdate=July 27, 2016}}{{Cite news |last=Godfrey |first=Ed |date= June 17, 2014 |title=USA Canoe/Kayak Canoe Marathon National Championships: Kaitlyn McElroy, Maggie Hogan will try to qualify for another World Championships on Sunday |url=http://newsok.com/article/4949363 |newspaper=The Oklahoman |location=Oklahoma City |accessdate=July 28, 2016}} Six months later, she participated at the 2005 ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships as member of the U.S. National Team. She has been a member of the national team each year since 2005.
Hogan attempted to qualify for the 2008 Summer Olympics and 2012 Summer Olympics, but narrowly missed out on each occasion. Disappointed with her finishes, she contemplated retiring from the sport before changing coaches to Michele Eray and the partnership has resulted in better finishes.{{Cite web |url=http://www.11alive.com/sports/olympics/maggie-hogan-rows-her-way-to-rio/208393396 |title=Maggie Hogan rows her way to Rio |last1=Smith |first1=Kim |last2=McQuade |first2=Alec |date= May 21, 2016 |website=WXIA-TV |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}{{Cite web |url=https://www.espn.com/espnw/life-style/story/_/id/16479905/technology-helping-make-sports-more-talent-less-money |title=How technology is helping to make sports more about talent and less about money |last=Parker |first=Kayla |date=July 18, 2016 |website=ESPN.com |access-date=July 28, 2016}} She has competed in K-2 events alongside Kaitlyn McElroy, with the pair training at the Boathouse District in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.
Hogan qualified for the 2016 Summer Olympics in Rio de Janeiro for canoe sprinting and was the first from the U.S. national team to do so.{{Cite web |url=http://www.nbcolympics.com/news/canoe-kayak-sprint-hogan-qualifies-rio-heartbreaking-photo-finish-hornsby |title=Canoe/Kayak sprint: Hogan qualifies for Rio, heartbreaking photo finish for Hornsby |last=Lopez |first=Cesar |date=May 24, 2016 |website=Olympics on NBC |accessdate=July 28, 2016}} She qualified at Lake Lanier near Atlanta, which was the site used for the 1996 Summer Olympics.{{Cite magazine |url=https://www.si.com/edge/2016/04/29/training-with-team-usa-kayaker-maggie-hogan |title=Training with Maggie Hogan: Veteran Team USA kayaker readies for Rio |last=Newcomb |first=Tim |date=April 15, 2016 |magazine=Sports Illustrated |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}{{Cite news |last=Lindeman |first=Phil |date=May 17, 2016 |title=Take 5: Maggie Hogan, Team USA kayaker and 2016 Olympic hopeful |url=http://www.summitdaily.com/news/22055957-113/take-5-maggie-hogan-team-usa-kayaker-and |newspaper=Summit Daily News |location=Frisco, Colorado |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}
Personal life
While Hogan's home town is Huntington Beach, California, she currently resides in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. She works for GE Transportation.{{Cite web |url=http://verilymag.com/2016/07/women-at-the-olympics-2016-rio-female-athletes-team-usa-simone-biles-carli-lloyd-missy-franklin |title=11 Awesome Women You Need to Know About This Olympic Season |last=Schmid |first=Emily Mae |date=July 22, 2016 |website=VerilyMag.com |accessdate=July 27, 2016}} In addition to her canoe sprinting career, she is also a competitive surf lifesaver.{{Cite magazine |last=Coble |first=Shari |date=May 3, 2012 |title=SUP Women: Maggie Hogan |url=http://www.supthemag.com/sup-women/sup-women-maggie-hogan/ |magazine=SUP Magazine |location=Carlsbad, California |accessdate=July 28, 2016}}
References
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External links
- {{ICF|maggie-hogan}}
- {{Olympics.com profile|maggie-hogan}}
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20141127115730/http://www.teamusa.org/usa-canoe-kayak/athletes/Maggie-Hogan Maggie Hogan] at the United States Olympic Committee
- [http://results.nbcolympics.com/athletes/athlete=hogan-maggie/index.html Maggie Hogan] at the Olympics on NBC
- {{Facebook|maggie.hogan.146}}
- [http://ucsbgauchos.com/sports/w-swimonly/mtt/hogan_maggie00.html?view=bio UC Santa Barbara Gauchos swimming profile]
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Category:American female canoeists
Category:Olympic canoeists for the United States
Category:Canoeists at the 2016 Summer Olympics
Category:Canoeists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Canoeists at the 2015 Pan American Games
Category:Medalists at the 2011 Pan American Games
Category:Pan American Games bronze medalists for the United States in canoeing
Category:Monmouth Regional High School alumni