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Reginald Alexander Douglas (19 April 1930 – 20 February 2025) was a New Zealand rower.
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Biography
[edit]Douglas was born in Auckland on 19 April 1930.[1] At both the 1954 and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games, he won the gold medal in the men's coxless pair alongside Bob Parker. He also won the silver medal in the men's double sculls with Parker at the 1954 British Empire Games.[2]
Douglas and Parker also competed together at the 1956 Summer Olympics in Melbourne, finishing third in their semi-final in the coxless pair, missing out in a place in the final.[1]
In September 2023, Douglas was acknowledged as New Zealand's oldest living Olympian.[2] He died in Cromwell on 20 February 2025, at the age of 94.[3][4][5]
References
[edit]- ^ a b Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Reginald Douglas". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ a b "Reginald Douglas". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2016.
- ^ "Remembering NZ's oldest Olympian Reg Douglas". New Zealand Olympic Committee. 22 February 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Reginald Douglas obituary". The New Zealand Herald. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
- ^ "Death search: registration number 2025/5510". Births, deaths & marriages online. Department of Internal Affairs. Retrieved 15 March 2025.
External links
[edit]- Reginald Alexander Douglas at Olympics.com
- Reginald Douglas at Olympedia
- Reginald Douglas at the New Zealand Olympic Committee
- Reginald Douglas at World Rowing
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