Hugo Fox (athlete)

Hugo Fox
Personal information
NationalityBritish (Scottish)
Born1921
Died1974
Australia
Sport
SportAthletics
Events
Long-distance, Marathon, cross country
ClubShettleston Harriers

Hugo Fox (1921–1974) was a track and field athlete from Scotland who competed at the 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games (now Commonwealth Games).

Biography

Fox worked as an iron moulder in a Glasgow foundry and did not start running until 1955. He was a member of the Shettleston Harriers and finished runner-up at the 1957 Scottish marathon championship.

In February 1958 he was named by the Scottish AAA in the 'possibles list' for the forthcoming Commonwealth and Empire Games and at the 1958 Scottish A.A.A. Championships, he defeated both Alex McDougall and Harry Fenion to win the marathon title.

He represented the Scottish Empire and Commonwealth Games team at the 1958 British Empire Games in Cardiff, Wales, participating in one event, the marathon race.

He emigrated to Australia in 1966, where he died in 1974.

References

  1. 1 2 3 "What Makes A Man Want To Run The Marathon At 37...?". Sunday Post. 13 July 1958. p. 24. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  2. ↑ "Fox covers 150 miles a week at training". The Scotsman. 29 June 1959. p. 11. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  3. ↑ "District News". Highland News. 31 August 1957. p. 8. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  4. ↑ "37 Scots athletes as Possibles for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 21 February 1958. p. 12. Retrieved 4 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  5. ↑ "Standards good, but few will win Cardiff medals". The Scotsman. 2 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 4 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  6. ↑ "Scots athletes for Cardiff". The Scotsman. 23 June 1958. p. 10. Retrieved 2 December 2025 – via British Newspaper Archive.
  7. ↑ "Scotland". Commonwealth Sport. Retrieved 4 December 2025.
  8. ↑ "Scotland Cardiff 1958". Commonwealth Games Federation. Retrieved 2 December 2025.
  9. ↑ "Hugo Fox". Scottish Distance Running History. Retrieved 4 December 2025.