Russell Hogg
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Country | Scotland | ||||||||||||||
Born | Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland | 1 July 1968||||||||||||||
Died | 17 September 2012 | (aged 44)||||||||||||||
Height | 1.7 m (5 ft 7 in) | ||||||||||||||
Retired | in 2003 | ||||||||||||||
Handedness | Right | ||||||||||||||
Coach | Dan Travers | ||||||||||||||
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Highest ranking | 8 (Mixed doubles) 17 (Men's doubles) | ||||||||||||||
Medal record
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BWF profile |
Russell Hogg (1 July 1968 – 17 September 2012) was a Scottish badminton player.[1] He reached a career high as world number 8 and has a number of titles to his name. Hogg competed at the 1994, 1998 and 2002 Commonwealth Games, and won a mixed team bronze in 2002.
About
[edit]Dunfermline-born Hogg started playing badminton with the age 10. His father Harry Hogg was the Defence of Ministry worker. Hogg spent two years in Mauritius and after that he studied in St Leonard's Primary, Dunfermline, where his mother Moira was a teacher. It was his father, also a badminton coach, who introduced him to the sport. Hogg was exceptionally hard-working, developing his game at Alloa Badminton Club to win European gold medal in the under-14 category. Although he played badminton, he was an enthusiastic cricket player too. He had represented Scotland's under-16s and served as captain of Fife County Cricket Club for a season. Hogg finally found his way into the badminton and began developing his game to be the country's elite doubles player. He won Scottish national junior championships for 5 times. He left school around 1986 to work in administration with the Ministry of Defence at Rosyth Dockyard and it was the same time that he made his Scotland debut. Between 1988 and 2002 he won the National men's doubles championships for 10 times, eight of them with Kenny Middlemiss. He also won the mixed doubles title twice with Kirsteen McEwan. On the world tournament circuit he reached a career best of No. 8 in mixed doubles and No. 17 in men's doubles. After retiring from playing career he worked for North Ayrshire Leisure as badminton development manager before joining the Badminton Scotland staff in November 2004 as national development manager. His wife Julie Hogg whom he met while he was 12 was also the badminton player. Hogg was third most-capped player in the country, with 117 appearances, and had the hands-on experience that also made him a respected coach and mentor. He mentored the Scottish team in the 2012 Olympic Games. Hogg died on 17 September 2012, aged 44, due to skin cancer.[2][3]
Achievements
[edit]IBF International
[edit]Men's doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1989 | Irish International | ![]() |
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6–15, 6–15 | ![]() |
1990 | Gibraltar International | ![]() |
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15–2, 15–5 | ![]() |
1992 | Gibraltar International | ![]() |
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1992 | Iceland International | ![]() |
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9–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
1992 | Amor International | ![]() |
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15–4, 15–12 | ![]() |
1993 | Gibraltar International | ![]() |
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15–5, 7–15, 15–1 | ![]() |
1997 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
1997 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
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18–14, 15–5 | ![]() |
1999 | La Chaux-de-Fonds | ![]() |
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10–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
1999 | Scottish International | ![]() |
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8–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
2000 | New Zealand International | ![]() |
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16–17, 7–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Irish International | ![]() |
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15–12, 12–15, 5–15 | ![]() |
Mixed doubles
Year | Tournament | Partner | Opponent | Score | Result |
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1990 | Gibraltar International | ![]() |
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12–15, 15–9, 7–15 | ![]() |
1993 | Gibraltar International | ![]() |
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15–10, 15–7 | ![]() |
1997 | Portugal International | ![]() |
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Walkover | ![]() |
1997 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
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10–15, 8–15 | ![]() |
1997 | Scottish International | ![]() |
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6–15, 2–15 | ![]() |
1998 | Irish International | ![]() |
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7–15, 9–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
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9–15, 3–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse | ![]() |
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5–15, 11–15 | ![]() |
2000 | Irish Open | ![]() |
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15–9, 15–8 | ![]() |
2001 | Slovenian International | ![]() |
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5–7, 3–7, 2–7 | ![]() |
2002 | Croatian International | ![]() |
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7–3, 8–6, 7–2 | ![]() |
References
[edit]- ^ "Profile:Russell Hogg". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ "Russell Hogg". www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
- ^ Røsler, Manuel (17 September 2012). "BADMINTONscotland mourns for Russell Hogg". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
External links
[edit]- Russell Hogg at BWF.tournamentsoftware.com
- Russell Hogg at the Commonwealth Games Federation (archived)
- 1968 births
- 2012 deaths
- Sportspeople from Dunfermline
- Scottish male badminton players
- Badminton players at the 1994 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 1998 Commonwealth Games
- Badminton players at the 2002 Commonwealth Games
- Commonwealth Games bronze medallists for Scotland
- Commonwealth Games medallists in badminton
- Medallists at the 2002 Commonwealth Games