Reg Douglas
Personal information
Birth nameReginald Alexander Douglas
Born (1930-04-19) 19 April 1930 (age 93)[1]
Auckland, New Zealand
Medal record
Men's rowing
Representing  New Zealand
British Empire and Commonwealth Games
Gold medal – first place 1954 Vancouver Coxless pair
Gold medal – first place 1958 Cardiff Coxless pair
Silver medal – second place 1954 Vancouver Double Sculls

Reginald Alexander Douglas (born 19 April 1930) is a former New Zealand rower.

Douglas was born in Auckland on 19 April 1930.[1] At the 1954 and 1958 British Empire and Commonwealth Games he twice 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 at the 1954 British Empire Games also partnering Parker.[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]

References

  1. ^ a b c 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.
  2. ^ a b "Reginald Douglas". New Zealand Olympic Committee. Retrieved 9 September 2016.

External links


1954 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team
1956 New Zealand Olympic team
1958 New Zealand British Empire and Commonwealth Games team
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