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Place of Birth: Toronto, Ontario, Canada
About Tom Hodgson
- Thomas Hodgson (June 5, 1924 - February 27, 2006) was a Canadian sprint canoer who competed in the 1950s, and one of the acclaimed Canadian artists known as the Painters Eleven.
- Competing in two Summer Olympics, he earned his best finish of eighth in the C-2 1000 m event at Helsinki in 1952.
- Prior to the Olympics, Hodgson served in the Royal Canadian Air Force during World War II.
- He started painting as a child.
- During the 1950s, Hodgson was part of the Painters Eleven which would earn him a position at the Ontario College of Art.
- A native of Toronto, he died in Peterborough of Alzheimer's disease.
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