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The basics
Quick facts
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Australian long jumper and pentathlete
A.K.A.
Erica Nixon
Gender:
Female
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Birth:
15 December 1953
Family:
Spouse(s):
Bill Hooker
Children:
Steve Hooker
The details
Biography
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 and two Commonwealth Games, winning a silver medal at the 1978 Commonwealth Games in Edmonton.
Nixon married Australian 800 metres runner Bill Hooker in the mid 1970s. Their son Steven Hooker is one of the best Pole Vaulters in the world.