Madeleine Hogan

Madeleine Hogan (born 8 December 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Australia competing mainly in category F42/F46 javelin throw events. She has won bronze medals at the 2008 Summer Paralympics and 2012 Summer Paralympics. She represented Australia at the 2016 Rio Paralympics in athletics.

Early life Hogan was born in the Melbourne suburb of Ferntree Gully, situated in the Dandenong Ranges, on 8 December 1988, without the lower half of her left arm. She had previously ruptured her other knee.

She represented Victoria in cricket at the U19 national championships as a spin bowler and plays golf. She placed 5th overall in the F46 Javelin throw.

In the wake of Hogan's success in Rio, on 2 May 2017, she announced her retirement.