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| 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.
Erica won 4 National Long Jump titles, from 1973-76. Also she won 5 Heptathlon Australian titles as well.
Nixon married Australian 800 metres runner Bill Hooker in the mid 1970s. Their son Steven Hooker has become a highly regarded pole vaulter.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ↑ 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 18 April 2020. Retrieved 17 December 2017.
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- 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
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- Australian pentathletes
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