Erica Hooker
Appearance
Medal record | ||
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Women's athletics | ||
Representing Australia | ||
Commonwealth Games | ||
1978 Edmonton | Long Jump |
Erica Hooker (née Nixon) (born 15 December 1953) is a retired Australian athlete who was best known as a long jumper and pentathlete.
She competed for Australia at one Olympic Games[1] and two Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
Nixon married Australian 800 metres runner Bill Hooker in the mid 1970s. Their son Steven Hooker is one of the best pole vaulters in the world.
See also
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Erica Nixon Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 4 December 2016. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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Categories:
- 1953 births
- Living people
- Australian female long jumpers
- Olympic athletes of Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1972 Summer Olympics
- Commonwealth Games silver medallists for Australia
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1974 British Commonwealth Games
- Athletes (track and field) at the 1978 Commonwealth Games
- Australian pentathletes
- Commonwealth Games medallists in athletics
- Australian athletics biography stubs