Doug Herman
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BornDouglas Haig Herman
18 March 1917
18 March 1917
Canterbury, New Zealand
Died20 September 1995 (aged 78)
Weight96 kg (212 lb)[1]
Position
Flanker
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| Born | Douglas Haig Herman 18 March 1917 Canterbury, New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Died | 20 September 1995 (aged 78) | ||||||||||||||||
| Weight | 96 kg (212 lb)[1] | ||||||||||||||||
| Rugby union career | |||||||||||||||||
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| Country | New Zealand | ||||||||||||||||
| Sport | Track and field | ||||||||||||||||
Event | Shot put | ||||||||||||||||
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| National finals | Shot put champion (1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, 1950) | ||||||||||||||||
Douglas Haig Herman (18 March 1917 – 20 September 1995) was a New Zealand field athlete and rugby union player. He represented his country in the shot put at the 1950 British Empire Games,[2] and captained the Canterbury provincial rugby team in the years following World War II.[3] He played about 120 first-class rugby games, including 91 for Canterbury.[4]
Herman won the New Zealand national shot put title on five occasions: in 1938, 1939, 1945, 1946, and 1950.[5] In the shot put at the 1950 Empire Games, he achieved a best distance of 44 ft 0 in (13.41 m) to finish in fourth place.[6]
