Doug Hamilton (rower)
Canadian Olympic medallist rower
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Douglas Turnbull Hamilton (born August 19, 1958) is a Canadian Olympic medallist rower.
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| Born | Douglas Turnbull Hamilton August 19, 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Height | 186 cm (6 ft 1 in)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 83 kg (183 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Spouse | Lynn Polson | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Relatives | Dougie Hamilton (son) Freddie Hamilton (son) | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Sport | Rowing | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Hamilton was born in 1958 in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.[1] He won a bronze medal in the men's quadruple sculls event at the 1984 Summer Olympics.[1] He won a gold medal at the 1985 World Rowing Championships in men's quadruple sculls,[2] and bronze medals in the same event at the 1986 World Rowing Championships and 1987 World Rowing Championships[3] He also competed at the 1988 Summer Olympics.[1]
Doug married Lynn Polson (member of Team Canada women's basketball at the 1984 Summer Olympics, placing 4th), and they are parents to NHL hockey players Dougie and Freddie Hamilton.[1]
Hamilton attended high school at University of Toronto Schools, and university at Queen's University and the London School of Economics where he obtained LLB and LLM degrees. He worked as a lawyer in Toronto for 30 years. During his legal career Hamilton volunteered in many capacities in Canadian amateur sport, including as VP of High-Performance of Rowing Canada Aviron, Chair of the Canadian Sport Centre Ontario, and Board Member of the Toronto 2015 Pan/Parapan Am Games. Hamilton now lives in St. Catharines, Ontario and is the Chair of the Niagara 2022 Canada Summer Games.
