About Hugo Fox
Lived 1921 – 1974 (aged 52–53). Hugo Fox was an athletics competitor.
Hugo Fox (1921–1974) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).
Biography Fox worked as an iron moulder in a Glasgow foundry and did not start running until 1955. and finished runner-up at the 1957 Scottish marathon championship.
In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games and at the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he defeated both Alex McDougall and Harry Fenion to win the marathon title. at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, participating in one event, the marathon race.
He emigrated to Australia in 1966, where he died in 1974.
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Who was Hugo Fox?
Scottish athlete
When was Hugo Fox born?
Hugo Fox was born in 1921.
When did Hugo Fox die?
Hugo Fox died in 1974.
What was Hugo Fox's occupation?
Hugo Fox was an athletics competitor.
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APA: Biography.guide. (2026). Hugo Fox. https://biography.guide/hugo-fox-athletics-competitor/
MLA: "Hugo Fox." Biography.guide, https://biography.guide/hugo-fox-athletics-competitor/.
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