Madeleine Hogan (born 8 December 1988) is a Paralympic athlete from Australia competing mainly in category F42/F46 javelin throw events.
[2] 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.
[1] Hogan was highly involved in sport whilst in school and her ability identified in an athletics talent search day in 2005.
Prior to the 2011 IPC Athletics World Championships in Christchurch, she tore a tendon in her right throwing arm but overcame the injury to win the gold medal in the Women's Javelin F46 with a distance of 37.79 m.[1] Hogan's winning throw was four metres better than her nearest rivals Natalia Gudkova (33.65m) of Russia, in silver position, and Hollie Beth Arnold (32.45m) of Great Britain, in bronze.
[1] She was forced to withdraw from the 2015 IPC Athletics World Championships in Doha due to rupturing her anterior cruciate ligament whilst training for the Women's Javelin F47 event.