A C T S P O R T S H A L L O F FA M E
On August 1st 2008, David Hogg was inducted into the ACT Sports Hall of Fame. The citation for his induction is reproduced below. On behalf of all Australian orienteers, congratulations to David on this achievement.
INDUCTEE David Hogg, Orienteering
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he ACT is considered as a powerhouse of Orienteering in Australia. Much of the success enjoyed by Australia, internationally and in the ACT, locally and nationally is due to the vision, enthusiasm and energy of David Hogg. David competed in Australia’s first recognised Orienteering event near Melbourne in August 1969 and has been strongly involved ever since for over 38 years. In 1970 David was involved in the establishment of the Victorian Orienteering Association and the Orienteering Federation of Australia, which would go on to become Orienteering Australia. He was elected as the inaugural president of both bodies. In 1971 he moved to Canberra and took it upon himself to establish Orienteering in the ACT. On the 16th May 1971 David organised the first official Orienteering event in the ACT at Black Mountain. Following this more events were organised around Canberra and David would go on to be an integral part of the forming of the ACT Orienteering Association which would later become Orienteering ACT. David was elected the inaugural president. During his time as an Orienteering official and administrator he has held many positions on national and local boards and was also involved in key supporting committees such as mapping, regulations, development and promotion.
David’s positions and achievements include the following: • 1 970-72 National President and also in 1975-76. • ACT President 1971-1973 and again in 1982-84. • 1 971 produced map and planned courses for first event in the ACT. • 1 971 produced map and planned courses for first ACT Championships at Murrays Corner. • 1 974 produced new colour map of Murrays Corner and planned courses for Australian Championships, the first held in the ACT. • 1973-1974 National Board – Technical member. • 1974-1981 ACT Mapping Officer. • 1 980 instigator, organiser, mapper and course planner for the 1980 Pacific Orienteering Championships staged in the ACT, the inaugural event which went on to become the biennial Asia Pacific Orienteering Championships. • 1 985 Technical coordinator of the World Orienteering Championships, Bendigo. • 1986-1997 Editor of The Australian Orienteer. • 1989-2001 ACT Board member. • I n the late 1980s David developed the ACT Junior Program staged on Saturday mornings. This program has been the entry point for many who have gone on to represent Australia at both junior and senior World Championships. • 1991-1996 National Promotion and Development Officer. • 2000 IOF Event Adviser for World Cup races in Japan. • 2 002 wrote the first national syllabus (Level 1) for the accreditation of Orienteering officials under the National Officiating Accreditation Scheme. David took a step back in 2002 and his son Andy is following in his footsteps and has become a Director on the National Board. David still competes regularly and provides a valuable service for Orienteering ACT as liaison officer with landholders. He is one of only three Australians with the highest level of accreditation as an international official Senior IOF Event Adviser, this level being required to oversee the staging of World Championships, and he is a member of the IOF Environment Commission.
20 THE AUSTRALIAN ORIENTEER SEPTEMBER 2008
