Erica Hooker Explained

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.

Nixon married Australian 800 metres runner Bill Hooker in the mid 1970s. Their son Steven Hooker has become a highly regarded pole vaulter.

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  1. Erica Nixon Olympic Results . https://web.archive.org/web/20200418063317/https://www.sports-reference.com/olympics/athletes/ni/erica-nixon-1.html . dead . 18 April 2020 . 17 December 2017.