Ewan Douglas
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Full name | Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Nationality | British | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Born | (1922-11-14)14 November 1922 Edinburgh, Scotland | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Died | 29 December 1999(1999-12-29) (aged 77) Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Sport | Athletics | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Event | Hammer throw | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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Ewan Campbell Kennedy Douglas (14 November 1922 – 29 December 1999) was a Scotland international rugby union player. He was also a Scottish athlete. He competed in the men's hammer throw at the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics.[1]
Rugby Union career
Amateur career
He played for Edinburgh University.[2]
During the second world war he played for the RAF.[3]
Provincial career
He played for East of Scotland District in 1942.[4] He played for the East side in 1944 against the Army side, scoring two tries in a 19 - 15 win for the District side.[5]
International career
Douglas played in the 21 March 1942 Services International match against England for Scotland. As a Services international, Douglas was finally given a retrospective cap in 2023.[6]
He played as a wing, centre and full back for Scotland.[7]
Athletics career
He threw a British record of 179 feet, 10 inches in the hammer-throwing. He was retrospectively awarded the Crabbie Cup in 1951 for his performance.[8]
He represented Scotland in the British Empire Games in the event.[9]
He competed in the 1948 Summer Olympics and the 1952 Summer Olympics in hammer throwing.
References
- ^ Evans, Hilary; Gjerde, Arild; Heijmans, Jeroen; Mallon, Bill; et al. "Ewan Douglas Olympic Results". Olympics at Sports-Reference.com. Sports Reference LLC. Archived from the original on 18 April 2020. Retrieved 21 January 2018.
- ^ https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/borders/news/rugby-scotland-retrospective-caps-gala-melrose-hawick/
- ^ https://x.com/RAFRugbyUnion/status/1365568295865352192
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000452/19420311/104/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19440131/066/0002
- ^ https://planetradio.co.uk/greatest-hits/borders/news/rugby-scotland-retrospective-caps-gala-melrose-hawick/
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000619/19440215/155/0004
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19510625/235/0007
- ^ https://www.britishnewspaperarchive.co.uk/viewer/bl/0000540/19611222/382/0012
External links
- Ewan Douglas at Olympedia
- Ewan Douglas at Team GB
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