Great Olympians

Biographies - HOK

Åke Hök

Olympic Competitor nr 6700

Hoketsu Hiroshi

B. 1941-03-28, Tokyo, Japan
Equestrianism - Jumping & Equestrianism - Dressage
1964 2008 2012 HP
Jumping, Individual 40th -3.13
Jumping, Team 12th 10
Dressage, Individual 34th 41st -2.21
Dressage, Team 9th 40
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He qualified for the Olympics in 1988, but his horse had to go into quarantine. When he then qualified for the 2008 Olympics (the equestrian events being held in Hong Kong) he became the first Olympian with a 44-year long career. He then bettered that record in London.
Competing at the age of 71, he was the third oldest Olympic competitor, after Oscar Swahn and Arthur von Pongracz.

Mikko Nestor Hokka

B. 1932-02-05, Savonlinna, Finland; D. 1973-08-18
Weightlifting
1952 HP
Featherweight (-60 kg) 15th 15
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Oddrun Helene Hokland

B. 1942-11-29, Nesset, Norway
Athletics - Track & Field
1964 HP
Women's Long Jump 16th 9.6
Women's Pentathlon 16th 9.6
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Written 2012-05-05 - last modified 2020-11-03

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