Russell Hogg
Personal information
CountryScotland
Born(1968-07-01)1 July 1968
Dunfermline, Fife, Scotland
Died17 September 2012(2012-09-17) (aged 44)
Height1.7 m (5 ft 7 in)
Retiredin 2003
HandednessRight
CoachDan Travers
Doubles
Highest ranking8 (Mixed doubles)
17 (Men's doubles)
Medal record
Men's badminton
Representing  Scotland
Commonwealth Games
Bronze medal – third place 2002 Manchester Mixed team
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

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

IBF International

Men's doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1989 Irish International Scotland Anthony Gallagher Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Dan Travers
6–15, 6–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1990 Gibraltar International England Ian Teasdale Portugal Ricardo Fernandes
Portugal Jose Sim Sim
15–2, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Gibraltar International England Richard Outterside –, – –, – 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1992 Iceland International Scotland Kenny Middlemiss England Simon Archer
England Julian Robertson
9–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1992 Amor International Scotland Kenny Middlemiss Iceland Broddi Kristjánsson
Iceland Árni Þór Hallgrímson
15–4, 15–12 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1993 Gibraltar International England Paul Hutchinson England Kelvin Edwards
England Paul Ruthven
15–5, 7–15, 15–1 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Portugal International Scotland Kenny Middlemiss Spain Hugo Rodrigues
Spain Fernando Silva
Walkover 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Slovenian International Scotland Kenny Middlemiss Austria Harald Koch
Austria Jürgen Koch
18–14, 15–5 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1999 La Chaux-de-Fonds Scotland Kenny Middlemiss Indonesia Aras Razak
Denmark Henrik Sørensen
10–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1999 Scottish International Scotland Kenny Middlemiss Denmark Michael Lamp
Denmark Jonas Rasmussen
8–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 New Zealand International Scotland Robert Blair New Zealand John Gordon
New Zealand Daniel Shirley
16–17, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Irish International Scotland Robert Blair Scotland Alastair Gatt
Scotland Craig Robertson
15–12, 12–15, 5–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up

Mixed doubles

Year Tournament Partner Opponent Score Result
1990 Gibraltar International England J Steen England Ian Teasdale
England R. Ambrose
12–15, 15–9, 7–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1993 Gibraltar International Scotland Julie Hogg England Paul Steel
England Sue Tromp
15–10, 15–7 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Portugal International England Karen Peatfield Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Elinor Middlemiss
Walkover 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
1997 Slovenian International Scotland Jillian Haldane Scotland Kenny Middlemiss
Scotland Elinor Middlemiss
10–15, 8–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1997 Scottish International England Tracy Dineen Denmark Lars Paaske
Denmark Jane F. Bramsen
6–15, 2–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
1998 Irish International Scotland Alexis Barlow Belgium Ruud Kuijten
Belgium Manon Albinus
7–15, 9–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Slovenian International Scotland Kirsteen McEwan Denmark Mathias Boe
Denmark Britta Andersen
9–15, 3–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Le Volant d'Or de Toulouse Scotland Kirsteen McEwan Germany Björn Siegemund
Germany Nicol Pitro
5–15, 11–15 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2000 Irish Open Scotland Kirsteen McEwan England Graham Hurrell
England Sara Hardaker
15–9, 15–8 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner
2001 Slovenian International Scotland Kirsteen McEwan Russia Nikolai Zuyev
Russia Marina Yakusheva
5–7, 3–7, 2–7 2nd place, silver medalist(s) Runner-up
2002 Croatian International Scotland Kirsteen McEwan Australia Travis Denney
Australia Kate Wilson-Smith
7–3, 8–6, 7–2 1st place, gold medalist(s) Winner

References

  1. "Profile:Russell Hogg". bwfbadminton.com. Badminton World Federation. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  2. "Russell Hogg". www.heraldscotland.com. The Herald. 20 September 2012. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
  3. Røsler, Manuel (17 September 2012). "BADMINTONscotland mourns for Russell Hogg". www.badmintoneurope.com. Badminton Europe. Retrieved 2 January 2021.
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